If you’re a leader looking for a little guidance yourself, AdviCoach is here to provide you with the do’s and don’ts of small business leadership.

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AdviCoach Presents: Becoming the Leader Your
Business Needs

2. Overview
• “Leadership is managing change. Management is leading
stability,” writes Forbes magazine columnist, Marc Compeau.
This begs the age old question – does your business need you to
be a leader or a manager? Odds are, depending on the size of
your organization, it needs both. As a small business owner, it is
up to you to not only manage the day-to-day operations of your
team, but also, ultimately, fulfill the broader role as leader.
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3. Overview
• If you’re a leader looking for a little guidance yourself, AdviCoach
is here to provide you with the do’s and don’ts of small business
leadership.
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4. Do Treat Your Employees as People
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• Figure out how your employees
would like to be led and do your
best to accommodate them.
• Understand their strengths and
weaknesses as well as their goals
and aspirations and find out how
they can best contribute to your
organization.
• They all bring something unique
to the table and the only way to
find out what that is, is to take a
genuine interest in them.

5. Don’t be Vague
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• As a leader it is your job to communicate a clear vision to your
team. If your employees don’t understand what their work is
leading to, they will not care about their roles. Once you share
with them your business’ vision, you will begin to see their
interest peak.

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Do Trust Your Team
• As a leader you may find it
hard to delegate tasks, but
this is a skill you must learn to
master. Have faith in your
team, provide them with the
proper instructions and trust
them to do the task. Nothing
motivates someone like
ownership and personal
responsibility.

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Don’t Worry About Being Liked
• If a team member does not perform adequately, let them know.
Telling an employee what they can improve upon may not be
pleasant in the moment, but it can do wonders in the long run.
• If you become too caught up in pleasing everyone, they may end
up liking you, but they will never end up respecting you.

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Do Take Responsibility
• All great leaders are judged by how they handle themselves
under pressure. In the end, the grunt of the responsibility
ultimately falls squarely upon your shoulders.
• Learn from the mistakes made and make sure to share your
newfound insights with your team – it is the only way your
organization will grow.

9. Conclusion
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• Small business owners have
different philosophies when it
comes to how involved they
are in their organization.
Some are heavily integrated
in the day-to-day operations
and others opt for a more
hands-off approach.
• No matter what type of
manager your team wants,
you can rest assured knowing
they will always need a
leader.

10. Contact AdviCoach Today
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• If you would like to learn more about how to become the leader
your business needs, contact an AdviCoach small business coach
today http://www.advicoach.com/contact-us.aspx.