Why Impact-Focused Entrepreneurs Need to Do Performance Reviews Differently
WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life
by Ursula Jorch
1y ago
Photo by Christina Wocintechchat on Unsplash.com Hiring doesn’t just mean having employees who are excited about your company’s impact-focused vision. You have to nurture those relationships, like any other relationship, if you want long-term team members who are ready to contribute to your company’s success. Here are 3 questions to ask yourself before you do a performance review: Have you made your expectations clear? One of the things I see leaders doing over and over, especially if they are new to having employees, is to not make it super clear: this is what I want and this is why the bu ..read more
Visit website
BORED WITH YOUR BUSINESS
WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life
by Ursula Jorch
1y ago
Photo by Magnet.me When your business is getting too comfortable, it’s important to address it, like you would in any relationship. You losing your edge means eventually the business will lose its edge too, and that’s not good for anyone or for your impact. One way or another, you two need to break up: Sell it. If you’re truly done with this business, it might be time to sell, take your assets, and build something new. Evaluate whether you truly want to, or can financially, let it go. Do something else. When your business is dependent on your services, you may not be able to sell it without ..read more
Visit website
BUSINESS CANNIBAL
WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life
by Ursula Jorch
1y ago
Peter Drucker famously said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. As an experienced business strategist, it pains me a little to have to agree! People have to be given the room to spread their wings and grow into good habits at work. Even the most demanding industries would benefit from allowing their teams the space to exercise professional respect and show each other some love. The cost of slightly slower short-term progress would be more than compensated for by the increased productivity long-term from loving where you work. Love is damn good business, to quote one of my Work Alchemy podc ..read more
Visit website
Are Old Patterns Keeping You From Having Impact?
WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life
by Ursula Jorch
2y ago
Photo by Alexandru Zdrobau on Unsplash.com Are you in a forever-looping movie of an old pattern? Do you react when you really want to respond? That can happen to pretty much all of us, depending on the trigger. One of my old patterns was to try so hard, even past the point when it made any sense. True, I have a great work ethic. I can do whatever needs to be done to get to a goal. That’s a helpful trait. Where it got problematic was when I continued with something that clearly was not working. I kept thinking, if only I put in a little more effort, this will come together. That’s the fantasy ..read more
Visit website
ROOTS OF YOUR IMPACT
WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life
by Ursula Jorch
3y ago
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash.com Over the years, I’ve noticed something really interesting about my clients in our work on their impact. Their vision for impact has roots that extend back into childhood and even beyond, into the realm of the experiences of their ancestors. The roots of your impact are based on what helped to form you. That includes your own experiences, as well as those of your ancestors, and society as a whole. All of those influences have come together to make you who you are today. Your vision for impact arises out of who you are now. Just as the roots of your impac ..read more
Visit website
There Is Such a Thing As Too Much Free Content
WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life
by Ursula Jorch
3y ago
Photo by Nikita Kachanovsky on Unsplash.com So much has been said about free online content for businesses, how essential it is to gain credibility and build trust and connection. All true. We buy from those we know, like, and trust, so it’s a good avenue to share what you know with people who care about what you know, as a way to set the stage for sales. There is such a thing as too much free content, however. That happens when you’re spending so much of your time creating free content that it starts to interfere with your business. That’s the point I’ve come to in mine. Like you and everyo ..read more
Visit website
The Impact Trifecta: Make the Most of Your Impact Efforts
WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life
by Ursula Jorch
3y ago
Photo by Lesly Juarez on Unsplash.com Impact can feel oddly unsatisfying. What?! A big reason for focusing on impact is that it brings fulfillment and satisfaction along with it, right? If you’re feeling that your impact isn’t fulfilling you, that’s a clue. Maybe you’re not having all the impact you want to have. Impact is multidimensional. When it comes to business, I think of it in terms of three main parts: Collective care Income Legacy Let’s look at each one, so you can see how addressing all of them makes for the best, and most fulfilling, impact: Collective care is the contribution t ..read more
Visit website
Your Fear is a Valuable Messenger
WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life
by Ursula Jorch
3y ago
Photo by Mike Marrah on Unsplash.com I appeared recently in an entrepreneur forum as a panelist. One of the questions asked was, what was the biggest challenge you faced when launching your business? My answer? Fear. Fear is like the annoying text messages that won’t stop until you answer. Fear has been described as, ‘False Evidence Appearing Real.’ I get it. It’s a way to diminish those lizard brain signals of, Danger, Danger Will Robinson! (you had to see Lost in Space to get that one). When you do calm that lizard down, you can step back, see that all is not a disaster, and see a way forw ..read more
Visit website
Aim for Progress, Not Perfection
WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life
by Ursula Jorch
3y ago
Photo by Wonderland on Unsplash.com This year has really thrown a wrench into so many business plans. And the pandemic continues to wreak havoc for businesses that aren’t prepared for change. Let’s face it, things didn’t always go to plan before COVID. But we do like to create myths about the good old days, don’t we? As situations shift, plans need to shift too. The question is not, how can we ensure that everything goes according to plan. The important question is, how can we make progress? Because the truth is, that’s really what counts. Not the flawlessness of a plan perfectly executed. R ..read more
Visit website
Are You Enough?
WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life
by Ursula Jorch
3y ago
Photo by BBH Singapore on Unsplash.com In the explorations of my own growth, I’m always deepening my understanding. Always wanting to grow, even if the growing pains hurt and I avoid it at first. A number of years ago, I was talking with a coach about working with her. I knew I wanted the support, but what I also felt was a need for that support. I have and had lots of support. I’ve made sure of it. Coaches, masterminds, close personal friends. And yet, I sometimes felt unsupported. Since that was not the objective reality, there had to be something else behind it. It wasn’t that the support ..read more
Visit website

Follow WorkAlchemy | Transforming your work life into your dream life on FeedSpot

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
OR