What Do You Want?
What do you want? No really, what do you want? Who do you really want to be as a business? That’s the question I want you to answer today. Thomas Joyner with business on Purpose here. So...that question, “what do you want?” Is always the first question we ask a...
In-Person Interview Questions
I walked into an ice cream shoppe in Cincinnati to enjoy two scoops of Cotton Candy ice cream in a waffle cone with sprinkles on top. Yes I am a grown man, and yes cotton candy with sprinkles is my preference. Waiting in line I noticed the manager of the shop come...
How Do You Manage Expectations?
How do I manage expectations? With employees, clients, everything...let’s talk about it. Good afternoon, Thomas Joyner with business on purpose here. If there’s one thing I’ve seen this year, it’s the businesses that manage expectations the best are the ones who have...
Common Phone Interview Questions
You show up for that blind date, and within an hour your date asks, “so you want to get married?” Country songs glorify fast love and love at first conversation, but the way of wisdom encourages time and intentionality in two people deciding to dive into a...
July 2021 Newsletter
What's In This Newsletter? Top 5 Hiring Mistakes Business Owners Make Who Holds YOU Accountable? Defining Your Ideal Customer Featured Podcast: How To Build Your #1 Team Top 5 Hiring Mistakes Business Owners MakeI once spoke with a former COO of Disney and had a brief...
3 Ways To Ensure A Successful Hire
Who isn’t hiring today? And how do you make sure your new hires actually stick? Well, let’s talk through 3 ways to ensure your new hire is a success. Good afternoon, Thomas Joyner with Business on Purpose here. Thanks so much for joining! I recently sat in a coaching...
“The State of Your Attention Determines the State of Your Life/ Business”
Hey folks, Brent Perry here, and I am one of the coaches here at Business on Purpose. Let’s take a quick assessment. James Redfield has a quote that states: “Where Attention goes Energy flows!” Take a few minutes and think over the past few weeks of work and life....
4 Steps Towards Better Intuition In Your Business
Do you have intuition? Or do you think you do? Do you just wing it or do you have a process for it? Well, let’s take a few minutes to find out if you truly do. Good afternoon friends, Thomas Joyner with business on purpose here. This past weekend, our entire team...
3 MUST Do Business Tasks at Mid Year
We’re at the halfway point of 2021...so what now? Well, here are 3 MUST Do business tasks that every business should do this month. Good afternoon Thomas Joyner here with Business on Purpose. It’s easy to get into the habit of putting it on cruise control. It’s summer...
What exactly IS the function of an Org Chart?
Two phrases I’ve heard in the past week… ”I feel like our business needs more from our employees.” and “I feel like we have holes between what our business needs and what it actually has!” My answer? You’re absolutely correct. Happy Monday friends, Thomas Joyner with...
How To Develop A Job Description
Growing up in a faith community we would head out for loads of different community service opportunities picking up trash at a community park, repainting old homes, sorting through spoiled food at a local food bank; or the time in Denver when we were serving in a food...
4 Lessons Learned from Year 1 with BOP
It’s been a year at business on purpose for me...and one thing I can honestly say is it’s been a roller coaster. So what are the 4 things that have truly stopped me in my tracks this year? Well, let’s talk about that today. Happy Monday friends, Thomas Joyner here...
Must Have Tool For Hiring: An Organizational Chart Template
Human anatomy is simply the study of the structure of the human body. In 1862, an antiquities dealer from Bridgeport, Connecticut named Edwin Smith was living in Egypt and connected with Mustapha Aga, another dealer. Smith purchased an ancient Egyptian medical...
Vision, Mission Statement, And Core Value Examples You Will Actually Use
It was beautifully designed and placed on the wall of their printing business in the cosmopolitan city on the southern coast of Nigeria; three wall plaques side by side by side. The first plaque read “Our Vision”. The second, “Our Mission”. The third, “Our Core...
Top 5 Hiring Mistakes
I once spoke with a former COO of Disney and had a brief conversation about how he spent the allotment of time he devoted to work each week. His response was, “I spend 60% of my week trying to find the right people to bring into Disney.” In my head, I’m thinking, “you...