Taking Control of Your Business Waukesha WI

If you're married to your business, take my advice: Get a divorce. Your business doesn't need a husband; it needs someone to be the boss.

Local Companies

Infinite Creations LLC
414-807-0323
12605 W. North Ave. #235
Brookfield, WI
Transformations in Kitchen Design
262-255-3830
N108 W16555 Carrington Circle
Germantown, WI
Y & M Home Improvement Inc
414-466-1874
2801 W Custer Ave
Milwaukee, WI
River Valley Home Improvements
(414) 462-3870
Waukesha, WI
Window Concepts of Milwaukee Inc
(262) 798-1212
2325 Parklawn Dr Ste L
Waukesha, WI
Drw Builders
(262) 549-0466
Waukesha, WI
Constructive Design by Robert Jones
(262) 547-3475
Waukesha, WI
Dad's Home Improvements Llc
(715) 854-7127
7307 County Highway X
Waukesha, WI
Shelstad Realty & Remodeling
(262) 544-0314
1240 Seitz Dr
Waukesha, WI
All Weather Exteriors
(262) 544-0048
Waukesha, WI


If you're married to your business, take my advice: Get a divorce. Your business doesn't need a husband; it needs someone to be the boss.

Marriages are for partners; businesses are for bosses. (I'm talking about sole owners here — partnerships are a different matter.) Being in a marriage means making decisions together with a partner; owning a business by yourself means you're in charge. No one takes the same risks, no one has equal responsibility. The buck stops at your door and no one else's. An employee who can't listen to the boss can't be part of the business.

By the time I opened my design/build company, I had learned what not to do from previous jobs. I knew that the only way to assemble a strong team was to create a structured company. I wanted procedures to be the backbone of the business environment, so I laid out the rules and then did the unthinkable: I demanded that everyone follow them.

Friend to Friend

I was a boss before I was a friend. My employees didn't have to like me, they just had to follow my rules. That's not easy in an industry where we often hire our buddies and relatives to staff a company. It's not that these people don't make good employees, but the big unknown is whether someone accustomed to being your pal outside of work will follow your orders when it comes to business. The key is to establish clear rules from the outset that distinguish the business relationship from the friendship.

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Featured Local Company

Infinite Creations LLC

414-807-0323
12605 W. North Ave. #235
Brookfield, WI
www.milwaukee-remodeler.com

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