Do you, as a business owner, have a STOP program in place? This is a company program that requires everyone from owners to leaders to employees to stop and take the space and time required to review what they are doing and how they are doing it. They need to follow a path that ensures… Read more »
Posts By: John Ruh
3 Simple Steps for Annual Business Planning
Chicago Business Planning and continuous Improvement. We absolutely/positively must complete the end of the year well (take care of business), get our strategic initiatives (continuous improvement projects) completed and design a super game plan (be it individual, departmental, or company) so we can enroll the support we need to have a successful next year. Step… Read more »
Success and Satisfaction
RE: Success Do you have the success in life you want (as you define it)? If so, why? If not, why not? RE: Satisfaction Do you have the satisfaction in life you want (as you define it)? If so why? If not, why not? If you want to explore these three questions on these two… Read more »
Unfulfilled Expectations
Does your staff know your expectations? It’s that time of year when we enroll people to support our game plans for business growth and success. We share those business success plans, then press ahead thinking we have been understood, only to discover we were wrong and things don’t get done. This is a classic example… Read more »
Speaking Leader to Leader – Is Your Leadership Plan in Place?
I asked myself what I must do as the leader of my business (and life) to complete the year well and be prepared for this year. Developing my leadership plan is a key part of my business success and growth. My answers: Stop and review this year from both a personal and business standpoint. I… Read more »
Ending the Blame Game
Does this sound familiar? You ask an employee, “Why is there a problem with your performance?” The employee answers: “It’s the market” “It’s my pay” “It’s the lack of support you are giving me” “It’s the clients” “It’s the Republicans” “It’s anybody but me” If this conversation sounds like it might have taken place in… Read more »
DISC Leadership: Empowering Success Through Self-Awareness
Overview DISC Leadership is a transformative approach to understanding and optimizing your unique leadership style to maximize its effectiveness across diverse personalities. It equips you with the tools to empower others by adapting your communication and leadership styles to achieve desired outcomes with different people In today’s high-performing organizations, leadership is not confined to a… Read more »
How to Interview Like a Pro
Recruiting Like a Pro means you must Interview Like a Pro What Does That Mean? Determine if the interviewee’s vision, goals, mission and values align with yours. Do an in-depth interview to discover their true skills, experience and education. Determine if their hard-wired behavioral traits, strengths and weaknesses align with what the position requires. Over… Read more »
Special Event – Learning How to Bench Your Ego
What: Learning How to Bench Your Ego When / Where: Date and place to be determined based on what works best for interested leaders Cost: Be our guest! Format: Interactive facilitated conversation RSVP: Email us now if interested at john@johnruh.com Support: Read the following links: Are You Chasing Your Tail? This article talks about the professional development… Read more »
Continuous Improvement and You
Where is the best place to start with continuous improvement? With yourself! Most of us want to start with projects outside ourselves which may be very important. However, to ensure that continuous improvement becomes a habit, you need to start with yourself! Why? Change or die! Now that sounds dramatic, but the evidence is… Read more »