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Your biggest problems probably didn’t show up overnight. They started small and gave off warning signs. Ignore them, and they grow until they cost you far more to fix.

Think about the last time you lost a good employee. Were there rumblings first? The signs are usually there. You just have to be listening.

If you want to see problems before they hit, build two habits: go looking for the small stuff, and listen to understand what your people are telling you.

Here’s how...

Anticipate Problems Before They Happen: Two Leadership Skills for Seeing the Future Learn two leadership skills for anticipating problems before they happen: spotting small issues early and listening to people to understand them.

"I know the problem. I pay you for solutions." 🎬

A film-set lesson that changed how we think about problem-solving:

1 problem. 3 solutions. 1 recommendation.

Stop handing your boss problems and start handing them decisions. Read the full story.

We’re excited to share Timothy Coles’ first article as our Director of Marketing.

A broken light on a film set taught him one habit that shaped his career: bring solutions, not just problems. It's called the 1-3-1 method.

Read it today. It’s a quick read with one simple framework you can use right away.

The 1-3-1 Method: What a 20-Something on a Film Set Taught Me About Solving Problems At 14, I asked my supervisor what to do about a broken light. His answer became the 1-3-1 method, a simple way to bring solutions instead of problems.

You missed the deadline. Now what?

Danny Myers dropped the ball on a project recently. The miss itself was fixable. The voice in his head telling him what it meant was another story.

In his new blog, Danny walks through how he's owning the mistake without letting it define him, and what Hebrews 11 taught him about faith when you can't see how things will work out.

Read it here: https://crossroadcoach.com/responding-to-failure-christian-leader/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Crossroads%20Professional%20Coaching

Happy Birthday to our very own Danny Myers! 🎂🎉

Danny is our Digital Marketing Specialist, overseeing much of the digital work on our clients' campaigns. Not only is he a technical genius, but he is also a fantastic husband and father to his two children.

Glad you're on our team, Danny. From all of us at Crossroads, happy birthday!

A client and I got deep into "why sales are down”.

We circled the real estate market, his competitors, his comp plan, before I finally said the obvious thing: have you told your salespeople they actually need to sell? He laughed….sort of.

Story below.

You Don't Need the Whole Sales Pie, But You Do Need a Bigger Slice Feeling stuck because the market's down? Here's how to increase sales for small business by going after the share your competitors are giving up.

Before your next strategy session with your team fills up with sales, operations, and finance numbers, ask yourself one question: where do your people fit in the plan?

Training and development might be the most important long-term strategy you have as a leader. And for a small business, it's far more within reach than you'd think. No big-company budget required. Just some intentional space on the agenda.

The full case is in the latest post. Give it a read 👇

Training and Development: The Most Important Long-Term Strategy for Business Leaders Training and development is the long-term strategy most small business owners overlook. See how to build your people into next year's strategic plan.