Kendra Lewis became a mom as a high school senior and faced many challenges early in her life. Pushing herself to rise above what others said, Kendra worked full time while going to night school. She faced homelessness and doubt. But Kendra eventually graduated with three degrees, created multiple businesses, and has worked for some of the largest Fortune 500 companies in the world.
However, working for a Fortune company was not her dream. Her mission was to work with small businesses. She wanted to help entrepreneurs launch their ideas into the world – and that’s exactly what she’s doing today! Join us this episode as Kendra shares her passion to transform small businesses.
You can’t be the social media expert, marketer, HR director, and CEO at the same time. If you’re trying to do it all yourself, now’s the time to stop! You can’t focus on strategy and the long-term health of your organization when you are down in the weeds with all the tactical work. Find the gaps in your skill set and your organization, and fill them with experts in those areas. Then, get out of the way and let them do the work.
If you’ve veered off path, remember to always bring it back to what your business is about – what’s your “why, your vision and mission? It’s easy, especially for entrepreneurs, to go from thing to thing thinking that you’re growing and improving. But make sure each new initiative or project is part of an overall strategy, and that it all ties together. And be sure to evaluate them annually, making sure they’re still worth doing and there aren’t any issues that need to be addressed before moving forward.
In other words, don’t get too reactionary if it isn’t going exactly as planned right from the start. The more invested we are in the business, the more quickly we may be to press the “panic” button when things get the smallest bit off track. Give yourself a reasonable milestone date to reevaluate how things are going – and, then, adjust if needed. The last thing you want to do is pull the plug on something that could’ve been successful but simply needed a few tweaks here and there to keep it going.
Today on the podcast, we have a special episode courtesy of our friends at the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. BELAY CFO Lisa Zeeveld sat down with Mark Cole recently to co-host an episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast about how to get time back as a leader.
In this Bonus Next Step, Tricia and LZ share how to identify and prioritize your most important emails so they don’t get lost in the mix.
Communication is a critical part of leadership. But managing email can be tedious and frustrating for busy leaders. In this episode, Tricia and LZ will discuss their strategies for email management and reaching “inbox zero.” Leaders will get new ideas about how to manage email, how Tricia and LZ delegate to their virtual assistants, how they prioritize their emails, and a lot more!
