Troy’s Blog
Should You Make New Year’s Resolutions?
So it’s 2016 and you’ve already looked at your list of New Year's resolutions and no doubt said, "it’s been a busy start to the year, so I’ll start next month." Yesterday on Facebook I did a little social experiment and poked a bit of fun at setting new year plans,...
Does Your Business Plan Have a Purpose?
Do you know what your business plan really means to you? Do you know what is driving you to be exceptional in your business? You need to know! https://vimeo.com/100707314
Are Small Business People Bad Leaders?
Small business people are typically bad leaders. I know I was! For years I just stood up in front of the team and said, "Come on, we're going this way, get on the bus or get off - I don’t care." Leaders aren't born; they evolve. And to evolve you must first be...
Planning a Leadership Retreat
To align your business vision and goals it helps to take everyone offline for a few days. A leadership retreat allows you and your team to really focus on what you want to achieve in 2, 5 or even 10 years. To make your leadership retreat efficient and effective,...
Should You Buy a Business or Build a Business?
When building a business the first priority is to have clarity of vision from start to finish. Know what the business looks like at start-up and what it will look like when it's time to get out. When buying a business you must first focus on how to add value to the...
Having an Advisory Board for Your Business
Who do you turn to when you need help in your business? Do you have an advisory board for your business? With the 12 businesses I’ve owned over the last 25 years, I’ve always had an advisory board. Every 3 months we meet for half a day and each of us will present...
How to Hire Great Staff for Your Business
As I travel around the world speaking to business owners I'm frequently asked, "How can I hire good people?" In today's Two Minutes with Troy I reveal the five steps for our "Ready, Aim, Hire" process: Be the last to interview the candidate. As the business...
The Top 5 Things Successful People Do and Don’t Do
In recent weeks I have had an influx of emails and posts on my social media streams about, “the 5,3,6,or even 10 things successful people do / don’t do.” Many of them are clearly written by people who don’t really understand what success means. So here are my Top 5...
How Do You Embrace Evolution in Your Business?
To embrace evolution in my businesses I learned to ask 3 very specific questions every day. These questions will help you embrace the evolution of your industry, your business, your leadership, your personal development and the development of those you lead....
How To Use Key Performance Indicators
How do you manage performance within your company? Do you know when it's time to manage your team members UP or manage your team members OUT? A few years ago I think our team cracked the code. Here's how in less than 2 minutes: https://youtu.be/pH6BR6z3dPI ...