Businesses of any size need constant improvements in operating processes to ensure efficiency and growth. A process can be one activity or a series of activities designed and intended to accomplish certain business goals. These activities might have several different types of inputs such as time, money, people, equipment, etc. The inputs combined with the…

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Now that I am a Board Certified Executive Coach, colleagues are asking: Who do you coach? My focus is helping small businesses. I coach small business owners and executives to turn their business vision into predictable, scalable results. If you are a small business owner or executive wondering how you can compete in today’s environment,…

Visionary Results is pleased to announce that Craig Paxson is now a Board Certified Executive Coach through the Center for Executive Coaching and the Center for Credentialing and Education.

You think it will never happen and then it does. One of your best employees just resigned. You’re stunned. You never thought this would happen. Of course, it does happen all the time. Movement between jobs is a natural progression as employees seek increased pay, more responsibility, and flexible working conditions. Effects of the global…

Does everyone in a business have a separate job, or does everyone have a separate function? Is there a difference? What would employees say if everyone was in a room together and the question was asked to each employee, “What is your job?” The responses, of course, would vary. One employee might say, “I’m a…

What is Strategy Execution Software? There are three main aspects to strategy execution software:PlanTools that help organizations to formulate strategy, then properly structure and disseminate it throughout the organization. Often involves the use of strategy maps and strategic frameworks.ManageOnce a plan’s created, strategy execution software should help you effectively manage the components of that plan…

Business is booming and sales orders and inquiries are rapidly coming in but the selling terms are variable and negotiable in order to get the most business. Conversely, the economy is not so good and you’re doing everything you can think of to get business. Either situation calls for negotiation and when presented with a…

Although many small businesses can be quite large as defined by the number of employees (usually 500 or less in the U.S.) or by a combination of employees and gross sales in other countries, they may still be owned and operated by one individual or, perhaps, a family or a few owners. And, of course,…

When a business experiences a consistent downturn in revenue or just plateaus with limited growth, there can be a number of contributing factors. As examples, a global pandemic, new competition, loss of major customers, weak management, turnover of key employees, or marketing off target, might be the reason. These can all have a bearing on…

It is inevitable that mistakes are going to happen in any business. When they do happen, various actions will take place from that point on. •    Nothing changes and, therefore, the same mistake can and, probably, will happen again.•    Someone is blamed and, therefore, the same mistake can and, probably, will happen again.•    A lesson…