Trusted Support System

This sabbatical I’m in wouldn’t be possible without a trusted support system around me. It isn’t hard to remember how lucky I am and this heart is grateful daily for my team at the helm of Propel’s ship during this precious time. Propel would not be what it is without the team members I have.…

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Guiding Principles That Act As A Team Fence

Imagine a fence around your business. It keeps people out and protects the people within. As I build our team at Propel, my goal is to use guiding principles that act as a team fence to ensure quality and alignment are secure before moving forward. What guiding principles do you have in place that allow…

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“Help Wanted” – How to Find & Keep Employees

So many businesses I know are struggling to find workers right now. In the last 18 months we have fought together to survive a virus and the government has extended unemployment to the point that many are still not looking for work. That’s why it’s been so difficult to find and keep employees. Today, Friday,…

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How to Improve Work Culture by Putting Action Behind Strategy

Culture is the Latin word for cultus, which means care, or growth. If it sounds attractive that’s because it is. Caring for something generally means it will grow. Things are no different when it comes to work culture.  An increasingly hot topic in today’s age, people seek out compelling descriptions of company cultures in the…

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4 Team Building Areas Solopreneurs Need to Understand

Building a team of professionals can be one of the greatest joys, points of relief, and opportunities to grow your business in different ways. Or it can be one of the greatest headaches an entrepreneur can face. Interviewing, hiring, managing, leading, and letting team members go requires a dedication to your mission and an understanding…

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7 Ways You Can Develop A Team of Leaders

As an entrepreneur, you are the leader of your team members. You provide them tasks, direction, and inspiration. They work for you and your business because they believe in your vision. However, you also want your team members to become leaders themselves so you can take a step back from your business and trust your…

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Holiday Spirit at the Office

How you can enjoy the holidays in the midst of your work life. ‘Tis the season! December is among us, peppermint lattes fill the air and the countdown begins to the closing of another year. How do you contain your excitement for winter and all that it has to offer? There are ways to bring…

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Who Is Your Team?

Your team

Tips for building a team that will achieve long-term business growth. Overall health can be traced back to the health of individual organisms that make up the whole. It’s true for our bodies, and it’s true for our businesses. And since growth doesn’t happen without health, business growth depends on the individual health of the…

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6 Tips for Building a Dream Team

team effort

Every leader wants a team of rockstars: people who work hard, work well, and keep pace. But as we all know, people like that don’t exactly grow on trees. You have to weed out a lot of underperformance to find the achievement. Creating a dynamic team starts by making sure the right people are in…

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Team Building Tips for Leaders

building together

  Building a strong team is critical in the success of your business. Having the right or wrong people on board is what will make or break you in the end. And we don’t just mean your employees! You should carefully understand who you’re joining forces with as a partner, vendor or contractor, too. We’d…

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