“Jonathan helped me focus how to run my business more efficiently and effectively. He pushed me to ask and answer tough questions about how I run my business versus how I could run my business. This focus has been very helpful to me as I look towards the future.”
- Brad Rosenheim, CEO
Rosenheim & Associates
Woodland Hills, CA
"Jonathan has helped me to work On my business instead of In my business. By getting outside and looking at the whole, I'm better able to focus on the processes to increase efficiencies and move the business forward. Jonathan's coaching has taken my business to a whole new level."
- Sharon Martin, CEO
Profit Strategy and PS Benefits
- Craig Pollack, CEO
FPA Technology Services Inc.
Encino, CA
- Jon Klement, Owner
Southern Landscapes
McAllen, TX
"I was part of Jonathan's CEO Roundtable for four years. With his help, the group has provided invaluable assistance with my business. Jonathan's insight and amazing business sense provides extremely valuable information and his use of outside-the-box thinking always adds new ideas I would never have thought of. I've never met anyone who knows as much about the gears of business as Jonathan Goldhill. If you're thinking of joining a group of your peers, I would highly recommend a group run by Jonathan. Believe me, there aren't many that could be any better!"
Marcus Feder, Owner
Feder's Appliances
North Hollwood, CA
“I have been involved in Jonathan Goldhill's programs for 4 years, both monthly executive roundtable sessions and year long business coaching programs. I have seen the positive impact Jonathan's programs can have on business growth, organization and planning. His experience working with a wide range of businesses brings a new perspective to the typical challenges every business owner faces.”
- Tom Elias, CEO
Champion Employer Services
Chatsworth, CA
"I used Jonathan Goldhill over the past 3 years and my business more than doubled last year."
- Jennifer Beever, CMC
New Incite
Woodland Hills, CA
"I just sold a job at the table for $18,400 because of our meeting this morning. Thanks!!!"
-Bill Tassio
Tassio Temperature Controls Inc.
"Jonathan has provided value for my team and I since our first exploratory phone call. His depth of knowledge of all aspects of growing a business is unmatched in my opinion and I continue to gain valuable insights, advice, and critique in every weekly phone session. I would recommend Jonathan to any company in any industry who wants to exceed their goals and take their business to the next level. If you are ready to grow and thrive in this economy, the Growth Coach is the way to go!"
Jeremy Scarlett, Owner
Scarletts Landscapes
Ventura, CA
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What a finish to #SB46!
Running a meeting effectively may seem like it requires little skill. That's what I thought when my boss at one of my first jobs asked me to create a guide for a homeowners association in how to to lead effective meetings.
It was 1981, and I had just graduated college from UCSB (University of California at Santa Barbara). I was living in Berkeley and working for Eugene Burger Property Management Corporation in Sausalito, CA. My boss, Carole Norris, helped me get the job working for her because we knew each other through volunteering for the statewide tenants rights organization. She was running for City Council in Berkeley at the time. And, as tenant's rights activists, we were working for a property management company that managed some Section 8 (low-income) housing in Marin County. Is there really low income housing in Marin County people would sometimes ask me? Well, this was low-income relatively speaking for Marin County, I mean. (It wasn't inner city Newark, NJ where the real tenant activists were organizing low-income renters!)
I was given the task to write a manual and share it with others on how to run effective meetings. And, I guess, what seemed obvious to me and maybe others, was anything but obvious when it came to running a meeting. Most people just don't know how to run a meeting effectively.
And, so here I am, 30 years later still running meetings for clients. I share this with you because the other day I went into a client meeting and initially took charge of the meeting by setting an agenda for what each person wanted to cover and then setting some priorities among those agenda items and a timeframe for discussing each item. This is so important because meetings otherwise can meander a lot.
At the end of the meeting, I asked those in the room what they liked about the meeting and what they would like to see differently next meeting. They all agreed it was the best meeting they had in a long time because it seemed focused, on point and on track.
It may not take a lot of skill to run a meeting effectively. But, it does take focus, a good approach or clarity and purpose.
Are your meeting clear and purposeful? In an upcoming blog, I will share some methods for how to run effective meetings. In the meantime, I recommend people read the book Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni of The Table Group. This easy to read and enjoyable book shares the model of effective meetings followed by a wonderful storywriting.
