Different small business owners have different styles of running their business. Some are very hands on, and enjoy knowing every little detail about their business and what is going on. Others are the complete opposite, they’d rather leave someone else in charge and slide into the background.

Other small business owners like to create a team, and work hand in hand with their employees. This management style can work for some businesses, with the whole group working as a team to make decisions and get things done. Communication is very important with team management, and the whole team needs to get …read more

Can you remember back to high school when you were at a football or baskeball game and the crowd was cheering on the home team to win, even if they were losing the game? Can’t you just hear the crowd cheering, “Let’s Go Team, Let’s Go Team, Let’s Go Team!”. In remembering the feeling and environment, I want you to think of how you can take the same enthusiasm and apply to your own team as a leader.
Team leader have the big job of keeping their team motivated to succeed in whatever they are working on. Whether it is in …read more

By Guest Blogger Adam Bullied
This is the second installment of a two-part series. Read Project Management for Small Teams – Part 1.
Ongoing Planning
Let’s face it – planning is not a one-time activity. It has to constantly be happening to ensure things stay up-to-date and the entire team is in sync. Ideally, this means the entire team gets together on a regular basis and discusses their parts of the project and where they are at.
I’ve seen this done numerous ways – daily stand-up meetings, weekly team meetings, breaking the team in to pieces and meeting that way, etc…
At the very least …read more

By Guest Blogger Adam Bullied
Projects can be extremely complicated – especially on small teams. There can be a seemingly insurmountable number of tasks to complete, several people (or groups) dealing with a ton of different things on any given day, priorities changing, and of course deadlines, estimates, and a ton more.
The trick is to keep things as simple, and as clear, as possible.
At every turn, you need to look for ways to streamline the planning and management of the project to make sure everything stays above water. I’ve found there are a few key things you can do to ensure …read more