Is setting goals a waste of time?
Do you write your goals on paper, or just keep them in your head? Do you even bother with goals? It’s the beginning of a new year. We’re...
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James Pagano
- Nov 30, 2022
It’s Your Turn to Embrace Feedback
As a leader you carry a multitude of responsibilities for your team: providing vision, strategy, direction, motivation, to include just a...
James Pagano
- Oct 5, 2022
Now or Later? Timing It Right When Recruiting and Terminating
What is your level of agreement with the adage, “hire slow, fire fast”? Answering this question is one thing, but applying its principles...
James Pagano
- Aug 2, 2022
Transparency
An overlooked leadership quality. I’ve been working with quite a few clients lately on team DISC assessments. A DISC assessment, if you...
James Pagano
- Jun 7, 2022
What’s at your Core? A business cannot survive, never mind thrive, without core values
Core Values: The Heart of Your Small Business A recent exchange with a client-prospect went something like this… “I think I need to let...
James Pagano
- Apr 6, 2022
The Messaging Gap
Creating a clear marketing message that reaches your target audience is not only valuable to your business, it’s vital. But what are you...
James Pagano
- Feb 7, 2022
I’m Overwhelmed!
Many entrepreneurs find themselves believing that self-accountability is enough.
James Pagano
- Dec 15, 2021
How Tall Do You Weigh?
Making Sense of Performance Metrics Growing up my dad would ask us random questions. One of those questions was, “how tall do you weigh?”...
James Pagano
- Nov 19, 2021
A Total Distraction
Every fall my wife and I love to travel to the beach. The “off-season” offers so much enjoyment in terms of fewer crowds, more options...
James Pagano
- Oct 18, 2021
Podcast Feature: Why Can't I Find Good People? | The Builder Nuggets Podcast
James Pagano was recently featured in Ep 41 of The Builder Nuggets Podcast. Business owners across all industries are struggling to find...
James Pagano
- Sep 16, 2021
The Backstory
That was a strange conversation. Why was she so abrupt and distant? Walking away from a recent conversation had me scratching my head and...
James Pagano
- Aug 17, 2021
Why You and Your Business?
I recently delivered an interactive presentation on creating opportunity in your market. Topics and discussions covered a number of key...
James Pagano
- Jul 15, 2021
A Mid-Year Vision Check
Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, has stated “Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision and...
James Pagano
- Jun 15, 2021
Addressing Inconsistency in Productivity
It happened twice in the past few weeks. Two separate client conversations, both with the same theme: frustration around an employee’s...
James Pagano
- May 17, 2021
Podcast Feature: It's a Relationship - Not a Transaction | The Builder Nuggets Podcast
James Pagano was recently featured in Ep 18 of The Builder Nuggets Podcast. "You need to understand that the long-term success of...
James Pagano
- Apr 14, 2021
Start with the End in Mind
Entrepreneurs are gifted professionals. One could argue that to be an entrepreneur, you would need to be gifted in order to create,...
James Pagano
- Mar 18, 2021
Client Spotlight with Ashley J Design
Ashley Jimenez talks about her business, overcoming professional obstacles and why she started working with a business coach. Tell us...
James Pagano
- Feb 15, 2021
Energy and Time Management
Where does the time go? Here we are in the middle of February scratching our heads and wondering where the time has gone. Time flies (and...
James Pagano
- Jan 21, 2021
How to get Coaching Clients - Video Interview
An interview with my colleague and fellow executive coach, Michael Neuendorff. We cover various topics related to running a coaching and...
James Pagano
- Jan 14, 2021
Asking "What If" When Planning for 2021
Your 2021 Goals Are In Place…Now What?” It’s a new year and you have your new goals in place. Right? If you are like many entrepreneurs,...
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