Manager Keep the Ship Steady, Leaders Chart a New Course

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Managers Keep the Ship Steady, Leaders Chart a New Course. Management and leadership aren’t the same job. Here’s the difference, why your business needs both, and why biblical leadership never settles for the status quo. Every organization I’ve ever been part of, from the Navy to the corporate world to the small businesses I coach […]

MASTER Growth Strategies is Here: A Battle Plan for Small Business Growth

MASTER Growth Strategies Is Here: A Battle Plan for Small Business Growth The framework I use with every client, now in one book — and every sale helps a single-parent veteran build a business of their own. For 23 years, the Navy taught me that plans don’t win on their own. People win, when they […]

The Owner’s Seat: The Loneliest Seat in the Building

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The Loneliest Seat in the Building Why so many business owners are running the whole operation without a single person to talk it through with — and what that silence is actually costing them. You made the call on the new hire by yourself. You made the call to cut a client loose by yourself. […]

Efficiency isn’t about doing more, its about doing what matters.

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Leader’s Edge Consulting Efficiency Isn’t About Doing More. It’s About Doing What Matters. Most veteran business owners we meet aren’t short on effort. They’re short on a system that lets that effort actually compound. If you’re running a business under $1M in revenue, chances are you’re still doing a little bit of everything — sales, […]

The Two-List Rule: How to Make the Big Calls and stop making the small ones

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The Two-List Rule: How to Make the Big Calls and Stop Making the Small Ones Leadership & Decision Making On a ship, not every decision belongs to the same person. The officer of the deck doesn’t wait on the captain to change course for a fishing boat crossing the channel. But if the ship is […]

Decision Fatigue and What to Do About It

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Leadership & Small Business Growth Decision Fatigue and What to Do About It Every decision that lands on your desk costs you something. Here’s how to stop paying for the ones that don’t matter. A huge problem I hear from clients and other business owners is decision fatigue. Every day, hundreds of decisions have to […]

Business Insights from Coffee with a fellow Veteran

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Leadership & Small Business Growth Business Insights from Coffee With A Fellow Veteran. A conversation over coffee highlighted a major challenge most business owners struggle with. I sat down recently with a veteran small business owner who built his company from nothing six years ago. It’s a solid business now — the kind that took […]

5 Advanced Uses of AI to Scale Your Business

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5 Advanced Uses of AI to Scale Your Business | Leader’s Edge Consulting Business Strategy · AI & Scale 5 Advanced Uses of AI to Scale Your Business By Jim Hendley, CEO · Leader’s Edge Consulting · 7 min read Basic AI use gets you efficiency. Advanced AI use gets you scale. There’s a real […]

10 Uses of AI Every Business Owner Should Be Taking Advantage Of

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10 Uses of AI Every Business Owner Should Be Taking Advantage Of | Leader’s Edge Consulting Business Strategy · AI & Efficiency 10 Uses of AI Every Business Owner Should Be Taking Advantage Of By Jim Hendley, CEO · Leader’s Edge Consulting · 7 min read While I was in the Navy I learned to […]

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