Leadership Blog

Incite to Leadership logo icon favicon

From Incite to Leadership founder and CEO Jo Ilfeld, read the latest on strategic vision, leading change amid complexity, and honing the way you communicate and collaborate with others. Get resources, practical strategies, research, and more.

Do You Spend Too Much Time On Your Email?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | June 13, 2013 |
do you spend too much time on email

If you’ve ever cleaned your inbox to “inbox zero” (or close) just to have it fill up again right before your very eyes – you know what I’m talking about – email takes up TOO MUCH TIME!

Read More

Is Your Small Business Really Ready For Rapid Growth?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | June 6, 2013 |
Is Your Small Business Really Ready For Rapid Growth?

Remember those nights at college when you were torn between starting your midterm paper or heading out with your friends? Ever feel like that now? A few weeks ago I was running with my devoted running partner and longtime friend and telling her about the place I find myself in my coaching practice right now.

Read More

What Gets In the Way Of Having Enough Time? (Hint…it might be you!)

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | May 30, 2013 |
What Gets In the Way Of Having Enough Time? (Hint. . .it might be you!)

One of the most common complaints I hear from entrepreneurs, friends, professionals (heck! even my kids most days when I tell them it’s bed time) is that there isn’t/wasn’t/won’t be enough time.

Read More

What’s Your Networking IQ? (Or Why Entrepreneurs Should Bother Networking)

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | May 16, 2013 |
What’s Your Networking IQ? (Or Why Entrepreneurs Should Bother Networking)

Don’t roll your eyes at me just because you read the word networking! Let’s be honest: Networking often conjures up images of pushy people cornering you and trying to convince you that you need their products or services within 30 seconds of meeting them.

Read More

Failure is Not an Option

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | May 9, 2013 |

It’s May 2013 – have you met your 2013 goals yet? More importantly – are you ready to fail at them? On a recent trip changing planes in the Houston airport, I walked past a t-shirt kiosk with “I Love Texas” tees and various sayings. One had the motto “Failure is not an option” boldly…

Read More

Why Are You So Tired Anyways?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | May 2, 2013 |
why are you so tired

I read the article below by Jennifer Lee and I thought she just spoke to the exhaustion, pushing and striving that so many entrepreneurs feel on a daily basis.  

Read More

Is Your Business Ready For Summer Vacation?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | April 25, 2013 |
Is Your Business Ready For Summer Vacation?

Have you planned your summer vacation schedule yet?  Does it include luxurious and relaxing time away from your business? If you answered “no,” let’s you and me talk about some finer delegation skills.

Read More

Productivity for Entrepreneurs: Are You Too Busy For This?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | April 18, 2013 | Comments Off on Productivity for Entrepreneurs: Are You Too Busy For This?

Recently, I was driving my daughter home from preschool and we were arguing about what music to listen to. While her children’s music can be sweet and cute, after 500 times of listening to the same CD, you too would put up a bit of a protest when she requested listening to the same song…

Read More

For Small Business Owners: A Quick Tip for Your Next Networking Event

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | April 11, 2013 |
for small business owners - networking tips

At a recent conference I attended, someone asked for my business card (which I of course gave him.) Then he asked if I would hold it up to my face and he snapped a pic.

Read More

Is Marketing a Ploy?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | April 4, 2013 |
is marketing a ploy?

No matter what issue in their lives or business have brought clients to my door, at some point the conversation always turned to their marketing plan (or lack thereof). Of course this is normal: if you have a business, you’re going to need to do marketing. It’s up to you to figure out how to…

Read More