When we talk about insourcing leadership, we mean developing and strengthening your leadership team at multiple levels to create a balanced, strategic, forward-thinking standard. Undertake this evaluation to determine is you need some immediate triage.

Since a salesperson represents the value of the personal service that will be provided, what is the process in place to hire the ideal individual to do what is needed? Only by having, and then executing the process, can sales be seen as an investment and not an expense.‍

Making a difference in your business requires challenging yourself, the biggest challenge of all. Here's a peek at some of the internal dialogue when individuals and leaders fail to challenge themselves and their stakeholders.

Frequently in life and work, the greatest travesty is not missing one commitment, or not reaching one goal, or making one mistake. The greatest travesty is the disappointment in yourself. That unmet expectation to you, if left unaddressed, can cause an emotional spiral that impacts future commitments.

When self-direction, mastery and meaningfulness exist in your business and are supported by every leader, manager, and team member, you'll have gone a long way to developing and sustaining an engaged workforce and an improved bottom line.

Those engaged in their work tend to report excellent health, but emotionally disconnected workers tend to report poor health. The actively disengaged are emotionally disconnected from their work and workplace, and jeopardize the performance of their teams.

Organizations that succeed in empowering and therefore strengthening their organizations understand and support the notion that "Their people really are their most important resource!"

Consider how many times you have had conversations with people to determine if there is sufficient interest to move forward. When you determine there really isn't enough reason to move forward, do you call the person and just let them know that, or do you avoid the call because we are uncomfortable saying the word "No"?

Successful business owners measure results and bench marks on a daily basis. They have clarity on where they are and where they want to be. If you can't measure where you are, it is unlikely you could manage the process for getting there.

The cost savings made by reducing the costs of waste can be used to support programs and services that directly benefit those we serve. The cost of living with these critical wastes in organizations has been estimated at between 15% and 40% of operating costs.