One key aspect of excelling in any field is the discipline to focus on one thing and be exceptional at it. It is important to acknowledge the inevitable gap between our knowledge and being entirely right when making decisions. Striking the right balance between confidence and self-assurance is crucial in navigating this uncertainty. Jess Dewell eng…

Selling your business isn’t as simple as it seems. For sellers, this means understanding their role in the business and preparing it for a successful transition. For buyers, this means knowing what they’re looking for and what kind of business aligns with their skills and goals. Business buyers and sellers want to have confidence in their ability t…

Forget perfect plans and endless strategizing. The secret to achievement is found by taking action, learning from mistakes, and making choices that align with your biggest goals. Ultimately, decision-making is a framework for action. Even imperfect choices create an environment that fosters gathering more information to hone in on what you don't kn…

This program originally aired on the "Growth Forward Today" show, hosted by Paul D. Casey, executive coach, speaker, author, team-building expert, and communication expert. Paul and Jess discuss her roles as an interim executive, board member, consultant, podcast host of the Bold Business podcast, and Red Direction business owner. They discuss the …

Stop trying to fit into a box that was never meant for you. This conversation is built on owning your truth and creating a life that resonates with your core values. The secret to unstoppable self-discipline? It might start with the promises you make to others. Your aspirations might require a reality check to prevent them from fading away, and to …

Your current mindset may be holding you back. It's time to shift your perspective and seize the opportunities you truly deserve. Envision multiplying your results by adding a zero! Forget about sticking to the usual methods; it's time to uncover the hidden value within your current business. Striving to discover or refine your company's WHY is cruc…

Imagine being able to achieve anything you set your mind to, not because you have more hours in the day but because you use the ones you have more effectively. That’s what this It’s Your Business program covers. We all experience moments of stress and unproductivity, but these can be significantly reduced, or even eliminated, when you transform you…

Forget viral. Forget overnight success. Forget shortcuts. Are you willing to live in a tent to chase your dreams? The startup failure rate is staggering. A fundamental quality for success is the readiness to acknowledge and embrace your weaknesses as you shape your vision, build a team, and engage in the right work. Curiosity and, importantly, clea…

Trusting yourself in the present moment may seem simple, but it's easier said than done. The expectations surrounding how we use our time slow us down, making it difficult to tap into our creativity and innovation. While mindfulness in business is a popular concept, we aim to take it further by advocating for a more comprehensive approach. This inv…

With a slight shift in thinking, you can become an even more global citizen. Since technology connects us more than ever, it is easier to think beyond our local community, take ethical action to help and commit to using our advantages to help others. For many, the difference between passion and drive is blurred. Through reflection for self-awarenes…

Business longevity results from tenacity, small wins that compound, and saying “no” decisively. When you shape your decisions with nonnegotiables providing constraints, there is less to evaluate with regard to removing overwhelm and freeing up time to spend doing the real deep work necessary to build a thriving business. Effective communication is …

Adapt! Change! Evolve! These are the three things necessary to create a lasting business. The fuel for success is determining your business purpose — that as the company develops and evolves, it continues to be fulfilling even as customers and technologies change. The insight that reflection brings is highly undervalued. Many of us use data to refl…

Leading your team requires a variation of the skills you’ve developed to lead yourself. Communication becomes exponentially important — not only to create expectations about how to do the work, but also to celebrate success and meet each person where they are at (i.e., so they understand their goals align with the company’s). Tim Fortescue, Founder…

It is important to understand the fundamentals of accounting to be able to make good business decisions. This includes having an outside set of eyes that are honed from the manner in which technology is changing the way CPAs work. Data is necessary to know where you’ve been so you can make the most informed decisions possible. That means collecting…

It's incredible how often we can hold ourselves back from growth by not doing the critical work. But the truth is, with intention, awareness, and conscious choice, we can cultivate effective decision-making and become true leaders. Knowing ourselves and our team can unlock our full potential and achieve great things. Surrounding yourself with indiv…

The disparity between the desired and actual image may limit business growth, making office changes essential for real revenue change. Elevating your office/work space attracts the clients you want to attract for real business growth. Entrepreneurs and healing arts practitioners must recognize that the story being told is crucial for connecting wit…

Embrace repetition. It changes more than your own perspective (clarity!) with understanding. Your business goals have a higher chance of completion with higher quality outcomes when everyone is moving in the same direction. Measurement and results directly relate to how well you, and your team, understand the goal. Intentional and inevitably repeti…

Regardless of company size and growth goals, your ability to make conscious choices about investing in the long-term versus getting to market, knowing what is a priority versus what is disguised as one, and your strengths and weaknesses will directly influence your success. Growth is difficult. The more understanding and clarity you have about your…

While discipline is crucial, the unwavering consistency propels you towards your goals. Prioritizing the right work becomes a cornerstone — building, learning, growing, and managing energy converges in how your plan becomes a reality with the time, energy, and money you have to invest. How you align expectations with the reality of your situation i…

At the core of our ability to lead ourselves effectively is a set of values that drives our decision-making. By understanding and embracing these values, we can make intentional choices that align with our personal and professional goals. This includes having the courage to say no when necessary and saying yes to opportunities that align with our v…

Time is a precious resource, and how we spend it reflects our priorities to the rest of the company. The decisions we make based on the data we collect and analyze significantly impact the performance and credibility of our organizations. By intentionally setting aside time for reflection, assessment, and evaluation, we gain greater clarity on what…

The Economist Intelligence Unit has conducted a survey on the importance of prioritizing and funding the appropriate initiatives and projects for businesses to remain competitive. The survey results have indicated that 86% of respondents believe that prioritizing and funding the right initiatives and projects is essential for companies to stay comp…

A workplace's culture is shaped by how work is done and how it connects different functions and individuals. When things don't go as planned, diving deeper and identifying what causes the undesirable outcomes is essential. The information you uncover can then be used to bring about positive change, which involves recognizing and unlearning certain …

Discover the power of intentional sabbaticals in designing your company's next level of growth. Release yourself from stress and break free from what has been holding you back. Innovation requires stepping outside of our comfort zones and embracing new perspectives. Letting go allows us to see possibilities and opportunities we may have never imagi…

Developing mental flexibility is crucial for cultivating resilience in both personal and professional realms. One of the ways to build mental flexibility is by being fully present in the moment and avoiding distractions that may hinder our ability to adapt to change. Taking a pause when faced with a challenging situation can also help us gain persp…

To achieve business growth, it is important to have a sharp focus on your industry, maintain good financial health, and adopt a growth mindset. Foundational decisions based on company values and work ethics play a crucial role in ensuring the longevity of your business. Mental fog and decision fatigue are silent and dangerous to a business focused …

The energy you bring determines your success. And then putting intentional effort into the 4 Cs, your self-care, and the ability to communicate creates your generative mindset to risk taking the next step. Consistency sounds easy, and it is - at first. What makes it hard is the lack of certain results within a certain time, comparing yourself to ot…

What’s your organization’s mantra? Can you see the understanding of this driving focus in the way your company makes decisions, its presentation in the marketplace, and the way the team does work? Both software and hardware technologies (including robotics and drones) are opportunities for your organization to remain competitive while achieving you…

Formalized or not, we all seek points of view (maybe even validation) to check ourselves. Being on the right track, getting results, and making the best decisions are weighty responsibilities. By default, it is commonly thought that confidence comes from knowledge. In actuality, confidence comes from being tuned in. How do you make the right decisi…

The high performance begins with you. Putting a priority on getting to know yourself and reflecting (on failures and successes) allows you to choose what learning you consciously want to take forward. The intersection of what makes you unique, the impact you want to make, and what drives you are the critical elements to the customized definition of…

Your business plan is a tool to know what not to do. This dynamic tool allows you to include core information about how you do your work, your company's impact, and what opportunities are the right ones to pursue. Finding winfinity (win-win-win) is possible by shifting the lens you look through. Whether internal growth and development of people and…

All you need are the right words that reach the right people at the right time. Easy, right? Yes, when you can provide the time for discovery and development when creating marketing messages and stories. Your customers are savvy, and to claim a spot in their crowded brain space requires diligence to maintain objectivity. It is time to acknowledge y…

Recognizing the warning signs of decision fatigue, decreased work quality, and heightened stress can make all the difference in securing the success of your business. Staying focused and committed to achieving your goals takes discipline and determination. The crucial lesson to be learned is to trust your instincts as part of the decision-making pr…

Be OK with making mistakes. Decision-making inherently has a risk element, and knowing how you make decisions with imperfect information is a reminder that you are human — and also helps with a better understanding of the cascading results of making a choice. Whether it’s time-sensitive, a risk of looming stagnation, or more information is necessar…

During her appearance on the Smashing The Plateau podcast with David Shriner-Cahn, Jess Dewell shared insights on how businesses can ignite their engines and achieve their goals. She also discussed her methods for helping clients succeed and the key traits required to flourish as a consultant. Additionally, Jess highlighted the importance of weekly…

What you are drawn to is a clue to how you can add value to the world around you. Regardless of scale, each purposeful action and intention creates an opportunity for you or another to keep moving an idea forward. Wherever your curiosity takes you and the problems you choose to work on, be intentional. It takes commitment to keep chipping away at a…

To meet and accept yourself is fundamental for showing up as you are, especially in a world where so many expectations exist outside of ourselves. That passion and drive are there, and the more you listen, the more you can define what success is for you — AND embrace the twists and turns of the journey from having a clear set of principles to live …

Growth is uncomfortable. Whether pushed (life change) or pulled (following your dream) toward the career and contribution you want, commitment is foundational. The beginning will be tactical: Creating a revenue stream Building a business pipeline Attracting the right people to work with you Time management, workflow to produce deliverables, and int…

Endings are often overlooked. We can push project dates and modify results expectations much easier than calling for a full-stop to review. It is easy to jump right into tactics to get results, yet we typically desire an overarching goal: more of something or a change to the way something is. Whether a product launch, your business’ story, or break…

To disrupt an industry, your company must tap into clear communication, be vigilant about minimizing groupthink, and create a sustainable work environment for high-performance teams. However, pressure can be amplified when you feel alone, and that comes from a lack of options. Empowered teams that feel their shared impact -and yet will take risks t…

The high performance begins with you. Putting a priority on getting to know yourself and reflecting (on failures and successes) allows you to choose what learning you consciously want to take forward. The intersection of what makes you unique, the impact you want to make, and what drives you are the critical elements to the customized definition of…

Every business has inefficiencies and deficiencies, and having this reality clearly in mind is necessary to determine how to grow your business from the inside. Investing energy and resources into who you already have on your team is a time commitment. Of course, once you hire the right people, the imperative becomes understanding how their goals c…

Strategically looking forward shows what opportunities, goals, and problems make the most sense to focus on. Results from the time and energy spent working to deliver your product directly relate to your commitment to choosing the following best action to move the business forward. Prioritizing high-value activities that were thoughtfully selected …

You make all decisions with imperfect information, leading to several scenarios: walking right into a blind spot, missing a key point of view, or maybe even downplaying the risk. The clarity of and commitment to your initiatives determines success. Make sure you have a peer group — from a mastermind to a board of directors — whom you can talk with …

More than just influencing outcomes, how you make decisions impacts your next step, your relationships, and also tests your values. Leaning into your personality and strengths, recognizing your weaknesses as a leader, inform how, when, and what you do when showing up for your company and employees. In this show, you will learn to recognize if you a…

Effective communication requires intention. Intention requires time and effort, both of which are in short supply in our demanding world. The first thing we must do to address this particular problem is to recognize that there are areas we've overlooked in our communication. Christopher Wallace, President and Co-founder of Innerview, Michael O'Brie…

Initially published by Debra Eckerling, host of The DEB Show. Find out more about this podcast at https://bit.ly/3BehalO. On this episode of The DEB Show, hot Debra Eckerling wraps up a month of #GoalChatLive "health" topics with a conversation on Corporate Health. Jess Dewell, Managing Partner, Red Direction, and Lance Robbins, Director of Talent …

With a wide range of meanings, a pivot can secretly be shiny-object syndrome, necessary because of industry change or nuances in how you do business. The clarity needed to know what the pivot is and if it is the right time comes from reflection and understanding exactly how that pivot will improve business. Pivoting requires you to know who you are…

We dig into the question: how often does your organization assess its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to understand the current business climate? Daily integration of your organization's SWOT knowledge brings necessary information into day-by-day, impactful decision-making. You will hear how to use the information to assess the cu…

Initially published by Mitchell Levy, host of Thought Leader Life. Find out more about this podcast at https://bit.ly/3Y1yPHl Push your business to the next level beyond its plateau with flexibility and purposeful action. This episode features thought leader and expert Jess Dewell, growth entrepreneur, founder and managing partner of Red Direction,…