Introduction Running a small business is like navigating through different seasons – there are sunny days full of triumph, and then there are stormy
Maria C Forbes
Call Me When… You need to assist owners and key decision makers in defining roles and engaging talent as part of business growth and transition planning. Convert people strengths into business performance.
As we noted in Part 1, finding people with the right strengths is important to help your business grow and succeed. As you integrate
As a business owner, it’s important to start planning for your eventual exit from the company as early as you can. Whether you plan
Your best competitive advantage is your people. But are you truly empowering your team to drive sustainable growth? As a strategic workforce planning and
Selling a small business can be tough. One of the biggest obstacles to a successful business transfer is the lack of a strong team.
Exit strategy planning is an essential part of any business owner’s long-term strategy. Whether you’re planning to sell your business, retire, or pass it
At FIREPOWER, we’re here to help our leaders achieve growth and innovation through their biggest asset: their people. Together, let’s achieve the hardest growth
Hey there, hardworking business owner! We know you’ve been hustling and adapting like a champ over the past year. Remote work became the norm, and
FIREPOWER, with Maria C. Forbes, is a hands-on strategic workforce partner, helping leaders of privately held companies to attract, engage, and keep their best talent.
Entrepreneurial leaders do a lot of things well, but hiring the right people, aligning talent for top performance and optimizing collaboration is not where
All professionals deal with some form of personal adversity at work. Change is constant as you grow and scale your company and today, we
Do you provide an employee orientation? That is great news, now what about onboarding? If you are leaving this one out you are missing
Has the pandemic prompted your leadership team to reconsider employee purpose? We have prioritized compensation, well-being, resilience and more, but you mustn’t forget purpose
We have all heard the idioms, “Taking responsibility is an essential element of strong leadership”, “The buck stops here”, and “Leadership is taking responsibility
A Small Business Onboarding Process A recent HBR article stated that poor onboarding can leave your employees with lower confidence in their new roles,
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