February 2024 Newsletter

You're Asking the Wrong Question!

by Tim Fulton

“I think we’re just going to tell them all to come to the office every day. I’m tired of thinking about this decision.”

This was my client Bill Wilkins speaking to me recently in a coaching session. Bill is the CEO of a third-generation widget manufacturing company in Smyrna, Georgia. He recently took over the position of CEO from his dad who retired after running the business for over 40 years. The company has 100+ employees and generates approximately $15 million a year in revenue.

Bill and his executive team were struggling with a decision as to whether they should allow some workers to work remotely full-time, allow them to work some type of hybrid schedule, or force them to work every day at the office. They had hired a human resources consultant to help them work through this decision and Bill also presented the dilemma to his Vistage group for help.

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Tim Fulton

President, Small Business Matters

FEATURED PODCAST

The voice of the Kansas City Royals, Joel Goldberg is an Emmy award-winning broadcaster, keynote speaker, and published author. He began dreaming of a career as a sportscaster at a young age, always wanting to deliver news of the previous night’s game to his teachers. He’s spent more than a quarter century on television, relying on relationship-building to tell athletes' stories.



Joel’s unique access enables him to share lessons learned from the baseball field to the boardroom as a motivational speaker and to homes everywhere through his business podcast, “Rounding the Bases." Joel helps clients build a stronger culture and speak about the little things that add up to the big home runs in business and life. He is the author of “Small Ball Big Results” and believes that finding passion and a reason for doing the little things can unlock big results.

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MASTERMIND GROUP

Hosted by former Vistage Chair and SBM President Tim Fulton, the SBM MasterMind Group enables small business executives to work virtually with growth-minded peers to hone their leadership skills and prioritize their most important weekly action items. The MasterMind Group offers each member the following:

• A weekly one-hour virtual group meeting
• Quarterly one-to-one individual coaching sessions
• An annual group retreat
• Ready access to a growth-minded peer group

All for the small investment of $295/month!

Mastermind group member Mary Ritz shares her experience...

To learn more or to join the SBM Mastermind Group,

contact tim@smallbusinessmattersonline.com

BOOK REVIEW

I guess that over the past 20 years, I have facilitated over 1,000 meetings. Some went better than others. My favorite book until just recently was Patrick Lencioni’s Death by Meetings. I now have a new favorite book on the topic of meetings.

The Surprising Science of Meetings by Steven G. Rogelberg offers a comprehensive exploration of the often overlooked and underestimated world of meetings. Rogelberg, a leading expert in organizational science, combines academic research with practical insights to shed light on the dynamics, challenges, and potential of meetings in various professional settings.

The book begins by addressing the nature of meetings in the corporate world and beyond, highlighting their impact on productivity, employee engagement, and overall organizational success. Rogelberg presents compelling evidence that, when conducted effectively, meetings can be powerful tools for collaboration, decision-making, and innovation. The issue for most companies is not too many meetings. It’s too many bad meetings.

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