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20 January 2022

“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem;

government is the problem.”

- Ronald Reagan, Inaugural Address, 1981

What a player-led team really needs

The Admired Leadership Field Notes - BLOG Post - The best teams on the planet, athletic and corporate alike, are player-led teams. On these teams, it is the players or team members who engage in many of the leadership functions normally reserved for the team leader. Team leaders, by necessity, articulate the values, set the standards, create strategy, and measure results. On player-led teams, it is the players or team members who maintain the values and standards and hold each other accountable to the highest effort and execution.

When allowed to lead on teams with strong values, vision, and purpose, players correct each other, push each other, and support each other. Players, not the team leader, require everyone to be prepared and committed to execute at the highest level.

Because they lead amongst peers, players are equipped with tactics that team leaders would have a difficult time employing to similar effect (ex. good-natured teasing and radically candid feedback). Team members can challenge one another personally in ways a team leader cannot.

The deep commitment to the team and to each other that occurs on player-led teams allows the players to rally around those who struggle, on and off the field. In fact, player-led teams are the very definition of a group of people who will never let each other down.

Leaders of player-led teams have to be unusually self-confident and secure in order to share leadership with every member of the team. They are not threatened by others who play the role of leader as well or better than they do because they know the team matters more. Forging a team of leaders requires the team leader to set the foundation for team success — and then to get out of the way. By encouraging everyone on the team to be a leader, the team leader exemplifies best what leadership is really all about.

Membership Referral Program

2022 Membership Referral Program

Members! This is for you.

As a small business owner, you know the value of word-of-mouth advertising. Here's your chance to get a bonus by referring any new member to the Chamber!

You will receive an extra 30-days of membership for FREE for every new member you refer to the BACC! Simple as that. Have them sign up and tell us it was you that referred them, and you benefit! Send us 12 new members, and get an additional year for free! YES - 12 months + 12 months ...

But Wait - there's more!

Refer a new premium member & get

2 Tickets to an upcoming

2022 Detroit Tigers Baseball Game

(and not cheap seats either).

Promotion ends February 28th!

Advocacy | News | Info | Events

As a Chamber member, and a qualified small business, this is an outstanding benefit! Remember, as a strategic partner with the Small Business Association of Michigan all qualifying small businesses are a Premium Member. SBAM offers free HR & Legal Advice to its members - and that's YOU!

As a small business owner, you come across many difficult situations related to legal and HR in which you don't have a clear right or wrong answer.

Don't go it alone. Ask an HR or legal expert.

Our expert partners, Taylor English and American Society of Employers are here to help you whenever you need it!

Utilize the SBAM Ask An Expert services at any time and experience the benefit of having professional and trustworthy support for you and your business.

It’s easy to directly ask a HR or Legal question through SBAM’s "Ask An Expert" online form. Log in to view and submit a question through the portal. A fact-based answer will be provided to you – completely free of charge.

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LANSING – Michigan’s small businesses continue to struggle with workforce shortages, inflation and supply chain disruptions, according to a new survey released today by the Small Business Association of Michigan.

We asked you to respond to the quarterly survey, and here is a summary of the results

Survey respondents overwhelmingly identified workforce shortages (56%), inflation (56%) and supply chain disruptions (59%) as the biggest problems facing their businesses. Sixty-six percent of small businesses said it’s harder to find and keep staff. To combat that challenge, 70 percent of businesses are increasing wages to attract and maintain employees.

Small Business Survey Results - SBAM

The survey, conducted January 10-17, of 600 Michigan small businesses, also revealed that:

35% of small businesses have experienced a decrease in their workforce size, with 12% seeing a decrease of more than 20%.
75% of small businesses have seen the cost of compensation increase in the past year.
67% of small businesses have social distancing protocols in place for employees.
87% of small businesses are experiencing higher costs than before the pandemic, including 43% that report costs are substantially higher.
14% of small businesses are still feeling pessimistic about the long-term survival of their business, slightly down from 16% in September 2021.
33% of small businesses have flexible hybrid systems in place allowing for a mixture of remote and in-person work.

Ivy Rehab - Cut the ribbon

On Tuesday, we cut the official ribbon at the first new business in the development on the north side of town. Joined by chamber members, city officials, and more …

Little League Registration OPEN

The Van Buren Area Little League (VBALL) Registration is now open! Get your youngsters out enjoying the beauty of baseball at Beck Fields. There are 2 links below, one for registration information, the other for Sponsorship Forms! Members, this is a great way to support your community and get your name out there all Spring and Summer!

Email for Registration Info

Download Sponsorship Form

Betty White Challenge to support Animal Shelters

The Friends of Michigan Animal Rescue, our local animal shelter (FMAR) is continuing the Betty White Challenge for the rest of the month to honor Betty's 100th Birthday. Do what you can to help support this great organization.

The shelter has already earned over $4,800 with this challenge, let's help them get to $10,000! Click below for a safe PayPal link and donation that goes directly to FMAR.

Donate to Betty White Challenge

Huron-Clinton Metroparks 25+ full and part time job opportunities available

A sample of current job opportunities within the parks include a part-time Golf Manager position at Hudson Mills Metropark near Ann Arbor; a full-time park maintenance worker and a variety of part-time Golf Manager, Maintenance and Gift Shop positions at Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown; a part-time lifeguard supervisor and water safety manager at Lake St. Clair Metropark in Harrison Township; and other openings for Golf Course Mechanics and booth attendants. The Metroparks also has vacancies in its own police department as well as openings within its robust interpretive services educational programming department, perfect for former teachers or naturalists.

Metropark Job Opportunities

Thanks to our Corporate Members