Having an outside board for your business is one of the wisest decisions you can make for your company. This small group of professionals lends their time and expertise to support your company’s vision and help you grow. They can be key to a company’s sustainability. The benefits of working with an outside board are wide-ranging. You can [ Read More ]
Wisdom. Constructive accountability. Professional resources. A business owner should expect to receive these benefits, and more, from their outside board. Being a CEO or President can feel lonely and heavy with responsibility—but the support and feedback from a high performing board enables a business to reach its goals and grow sustainably. What Do Outside Boards Do for Private [ Read More ]
A commonly held limiting belief in the private business community is that business ownership is a lonely, solitary journey. We often hear people say, “being a president is an inherently isolating role,” or “if you really want something done right, you just have to do it yourself.” We disagree completely. In fact, we see more often that the [ Read More ]
If you’re a business owner and entrepreneur, you know all about the importance of having a clear business structure and a well-defined strategy. Do you rank your workplace culture as equally important? Of the six disciplines in Aileron’s DOC System, Culture can seem the most nebulous. How do you manage it? What does it include? Why does it [ Read More ]
For more than 25 years, Sandie and Greg Lange have pursued their shared passions for design as the owners of Swath Design. Together, they grew a business that became a well-known and respected leader in environmental graphic design and wayfinding. When they started discussing how they might transition out of the business while preserving what they’d worked hard [ Read More ]
If you’re familiar with Aileron and the DOC System, you’ve likely heard first-hand accounts of the power of professional management — or experienced it yourself in your own organization. (If you haven’t, start here.) Professional management can transform a business, empower sustainable growth, alleviate stress, and improve the lives of every person in your organization. But if professional [ Read More ]
We’ve all had our share of bad days. Consider the last time you arrived at the office and you were feeling far less than “100 percent.” Maybe you arrived a few minutes later than usual, or you had a negative experience during your commute. Maybe you were experiencing unique challenges in your personal life, like a breakup or an [ Read More ]
Have you ever heard the expression, “There’s his side, there’s her side, and then there’s the truth?” It can apply to almost any scenario rooted in conflict. Let’s see what that might look like in a workplace situation. Imagine that you’ve worked productively alongside a colleague for a long time. You’ve collaborated on projects and you make a great [ Read More ]
Let’s say you’ve worked at a company for over a decade. You’ve progressed through the ranks, established expertise, and experienced the organization’s progress and development. Then, a member of executive leadership, who you greatly respect, announces their retirement. In due time, a new executive leader from outside the organization fills their role, and they introduce new policies and procedures. [ Read More ]
Picture yourself at work: You’re in a conference room with a few colleagues brainstorming new ways to solve an ongoing issue for your organization. You feel confident in your idea, you pitch it to the group, and you’ve won everybody over – except for one person. They have a different approach, and they feel strongly about their idea, too. [ Read More ]
Since its founding in 1994, Choice One Engineering has been different from other places to work. Early on, Tony Schroeder and his four co-founders prioritized creating a personable, responsive, and fun environment where people were serious about results but not taking themselves too seriously. Like many entrepreneurs, they set out to build the company they wanted to work for [ Read More ]
There are many advisors and coaches who can help improve your leadership skills and grow your business, and when we’re asked to give a recommendation on what tools or courses will help someone grow, our simple answer is: it depends. Our more thorough answer starts with the end in mind. What are your desired outcomes? Does your current [ Read More ]
