Framing Your Challenges Unexpected problems arise and are always going to be a part of life (and of owning a business) so remember that how you mentally frame a challenge can help determine how it will be overcome. As an entrepreneur, you’ll be generating creative ideas to problem solve with the goal to elevate your business; by taking time to thoughtfully and purposefully consider...
The Power of Delegation It takes a competent leader to recognize the strengths in their team and to assign tasks as necessary to the best person for the job. Take advantage of the strengths that your team members have to offer! While it may be tempting to think that you can take care of all things for...
Celebrating 20 Years It’s not often in this life that we have the luxury of enjoying a friendship for 20 years, and it’s even less often that we are able to say the same for the loyalty of a team member. Today marks the 20th Anniversary for The Melrose Management Partnership’s Michelle Bibeau, Regional Manager...
Being an Entrepreneurial Problem Solver At the heart of entrepreneurship is the drive to problem solve. As an entrepreneur, you’ve no doubt created something, but does your product or service offer solutions to a real world problem? If you’ve found success, you probably answered “yes” to that question!
Start Your Journey Now Often, the hardest step for an entrepreneur to take is the very first step. Taking a risk means accepting the possibility of failure, and the thought alone is enough to stop forward progress for many would-be success stories. But letting fear or self doubt hold you back will likely translate to regret...
On Being a Lifelong Learner Even if you have a degree and a job in your field — and even if you’ve landed your dream job — there is no reason to stop learning. Take advantage of online seminars, free classes, and panel discussions in your industry to expand your knowledge and keep abreast of the latest trends and...
Now That You’re on the Board, What’s Next? Starting out as a new Board member for your Association? First of all, congratulations are in order! It’s an important role that can directly impact the day-to-day lives of your neighbors. To help you make the most of your time serving the community, the Florida Community Association...
Overcoming Hardships to Find Success There is a common thread you’ll find amongst the most successful people you know: often, they don’t experience success despite experiencing hardship, they experience success because they’ve overcome hardship. When you experience inevitable challenges on your journey towards a goal, view your setbacks as puzzles that can be solved and learned from, not as obstacles that can’t be...
The Importance of Accuracy Over Expediency As a leader, you may feel the pressure to quickly provide an answer to every question, every time. But, in fact, effective leaders know that they don’t have to have all the answers; what they have to be able to do is leverage their resources to find the answers....
