delegating Archives – Diana Lidstone

Guilt-free vacations are necessary for business owners

by Diana Lidstone | Jun 27, 2022 | Blog Post, delegating, planning

Everybody’s thinking about summer vacations these days! The warm, sunny weather is here. The kids are off school! The pool is ready and our minds are thinking – yippee – time off. But as a business owner, vacation time can come with some problems. As a...

What to do when you need more customers?

by Diana Lidstone | Apr 4, 2022 | Blog Post, Business Vision, delegating, marketing

Perhaps this is you or perhaps you’ve heard from your business friends that their business has more than once … plateaued … stalled. Sales have flatlined Prospects aren’t a good fit The owner feels as though they are spinning their wheels Need more customers And...

Are You Fooling Yourself?

by Diana Lidstone | Dec 9, 2019 | Blog Post, delegating, planning

I hope you enjoyed the story of my grandmother Edith in last week’s blog (here). Welcome back to the second in the December series about scorecards and measuring what matters in your business. This week it’s all about where you spend your time!!! There are 5...

A Special Guest Interview

by Diana Lidstone | Aug 6, 2019 | Blog Post, delegating, productivity

This is the cherry on top (so to speak) – the last episode in the series on delegation and an interview with my Virtual Assistant (VA) Stephanie! If you’re anything like I was a few short years ago, you desperately want to grow your business but it seems that you...

Can you afford NOT to delegate?

by Diana Lidstone | Jul 30, 2019 | Blog Post, delegating, productivity

Here’s a question that helped me shift my thinking about how I would grow my business…. Instead of asking …. WHAT needs to get done? Ask – WHO can do what needs to be done? See the difference? We don’t have to do everything! Should I say that again… we don’t have to...

Six Ways to Delegate Without Hiring a Team Member

by Diana Lidstone | Jul 23, 2019 | Blog Post, delegating

Most business owners hate the thought of hiring a team member! To them it means additional costs and giving up control – yes, we have to give up the DOING if we are going to grow! But there are ways to delegate without hiring a team member and these are great places...