While we might try to avoid the tough or brutally honest conversations, it really is the key to open communication. By being honest in a respectful way, you can gain respect and help fix the problem. Healthy conflict is proven to be beneficial to relationships as long as you go about it, and Nexus Business [...]
When being a good leader you not only need to construct a good team, but you need to allow them to be successful on their own. Sometimes in order to do this, we just need to shut up. While it might be hard to hold back your voice, you may be missing out on the [...]
A lot of high-level leaders and entrepreneurs pride themselves on being multitaskers, but that can really be a flaw when dealing with the rest of your team. When dealing with peers or colleagues, they need to know that you are in the room and present. While multitasking can be used for a lot of good, [...]
Do you know how many people are directly affected by the work you do? It may surprise you, but it's not just your immediate staff. You may not realize the impact you have as the leader in your organization. It's important to ask yourself if you are the leadership team this company deserves. You need [...]
Did you know that the act of gratitude increases your ability to make wealth, increases your immunity system, decreases your likelihood to get sick and ups your happiness? If you aren’t bringing gratitude into your business, you are really missing out on the transformational properties. The practice of gratitude is necessary not only in life [...]
We have a tendency to not talk about the deeper issues and avoid conflict just to be nice. In business, being ‘West Michigan Nice’ just doesn't cut it. There is a time when being nice can really do some damage, and in business is one of them. The truth is, when you cover up your [...]
Having the tough conversations ensures that you have the right people in the right seats. We all love to do what we are good at, and getting people in those right seats to help your team be great is your job. Sometimes, you just have to have those tough conversations in order to give your [...]
When we think about stress and pressure we usually associate it with something negative, our doctors or peers telling us to reduce our stress and the pressure we allow to be put on ourselves. However, when you are applying the Entrepreneurial Operating System to your business, sometimes stress can be a good thing! If you [...]
Business managers have to handle a lot of different personalities and different generations in their positions. One of these groups that is having many scratch their heads is trying to figure out what's up with those millennials? While some argue they are getting a bad reputation for no reason, it’s really very simple to motivate [...]