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resources you develop on your
journey to building a formidable
business. You have the means
to build a business where
your people care about what
they are doing as much as you
do. There is a great return on
spending the time and energy
on this document. It’s how great
businesses are born.
Then strive to be an open leader,
seek out your blind spots, ask
for feedback, and own your
failures in not living your
values. People observe where
you are not walking your talk.
There is nothing that creates
more disengagement than
the leader saying one thing
and doing another. The best
leaders don’t preach, they
lead by example. People
emulate what they observe,
therefore, live your values
and model the behavior you
want to see in your people.
This is how you create a
culture of trust, a culture of
ownership to implement the
vision.
If you would like to learn more
about creating a culture of
ownership or preparing your
values document, please
help you one-on-one.
Michael Kaplan is a seasoned business owner with a skill for creating successful
businesses, leadership transformations, and personal growth with owners and
managers of mid- sized businesses. He has a passion for people development.
Kaplan has more than 36 years of experience in sales, business coaching and
entrepreneurship. In 2008, he opened his own coaching business, Strategic
Solutions Coaching, and developed his business coaching system, GPS (Growth
Producing Strategies) for Business™ that gives business leaders a new way to look
at their businesses to accelerate growth. As a Certified EMyth Business Coach, he
has access to the most comprehensive business development system anywhere.
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SOAR TO SUCCESS / April 2016 / Business Acceleration Strategies