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Hire the right people

Behavioral assessments can reduce the time spent looking for right candidate, How can Predictive Index help to hire the right people? Predictive Index has one of the most developed scientifically backed assessments. PI has tools to support management in the effort to put together the best team for your business. Business owners cannot afford to… Read more »

Why Peer Groups

   Peer groups enable business owners to process issues, sometimes vent, and get suggestions on better ways to approach problems. Peer groups helped me grow my business by growing the business. We sold it for 15 times EBITDA. I owe much of the business success to my fellow business owners in WPO and Vistage. Running… Read more »

Planning during a Pandemic

Planning during a Pandemic is critical for anticipating the future of your business. In order to make good decisions, you will need good information. This includes past marketing and the success of the marketing. You should also have the org chart, what it looks like now and what you want it to look like. Include… Read more »

Moments with Marla

Marla J Noel CEO Executive Coach

As Business owner’s we can use external resources to get ideas to improve our businesses. Take a look at Moments with Marla.

Stay Calm in a Crisis

Watch this short video for what to do if you are a small business

Grow your business to add enjoyment and value

For most entrepreneurs, growing a business becomes difficult at a certain size, where you need others to complete tasks beyond the time constraints or skill set of the CEO. To grow, you need focus. A good business coach can help with the focus needed. Make sure you find a business coach with experience in growing… Read more »

Sunrise, a New Day and Time for Change

Sunrise A new day and time for a change. Every day, there is a chance to improve your business. Most businesses can improve one or many aspects of the business, however, we get comfortable with status quo. Changes to your business do not have to be as painful as you may think. As a Vistage… Read more »

Education will Change the World –

Education is a passion of mine, as it was for my father. This is one of the reasons why I support the Boys and Girls Club of Central Orange Coast. To encourage students to get an education, I ran an Interact group at Saddleback High School, (the High School version of Rotary). I wanted students to know… Read more »

Culture and the Hierarchy of Needs

Culture Simply- On August 3rd, I hosted a discussion about Culture. I titled the discussion Culture Simply. Most of us know that culture is not simple. This facilitated a great discussion about culture and its evolution in today’s society. One of the participants asked if there was any culture expectation for a company, as far… Read more »