Execution

Accountability has always haunted business owners. Employees have someone to report to, someone to push them for results and most important, someone to hold them responsible. Business owners typically have no one to answer to but themselves. This makes it difficult to move the business forward. It does not have to be this way. Here are some ideas for increasing your efficiency as a business owner by increasing your accountability:

I recently had the opportunity to attend a Buffini & Company webinar regarding referral based lead generation.  If you're not familiar with Buffini, they are the nation's largest coaching organization founded on the referral based lead generation strategies of Brian Buffini.  Their strongest niche is real estate professionals and here's an interesting statistic: Buffini-coached realtors earn, on average, 7 times more than non-Buffini realtors.  Wow.

A revealing question to ask an entrepreneur is, “What is one behavior in your life that regularly sabotages you as a business owner?”

The answers are varied. Some individuals can’t say “no” to any request, some have to keep their fingers in every detail even though it bogs things down, and some procrastinate on making decisions. Each sabotaging behavior is rooted in a corresponding fear: people won’t like me if I refuse them, things won’t be done correctly if I don’t control them, and I’m not smart enough to make the right choice.