A good business leader is one that never forgets a thing: true or false?

The correct answer is false. A business owner is a human (we hope) so that means that they are going to forget things from time to time. Do you know what makes a difference between a thriving entrepreneur and a real business owner?

Ownership of their mistakes. The correct mindset for a business owner to have is that they WILL make mistakes from time to time – the key is ensuring that they learn from them. 

Business owners can forget everything from hiring a new person to man the reception desk to paying taxes – one of the most important things not to forget. With the right help and advice, the right support and the right outsourced help, business owners can get the help they need with IRS payment plans and hiring. They can get help with paying their staff and ensuring that their business orders are made on time for stock.

It takes practice to reach out and ask for help from others, and it’s something that business owners have to learn early!

So, if you want to make sure that you are getting the right help as you need it, here are a few things that business owners should never forget. 

1. Know which direction they’re going in. There is a business plan for a good reason and if you want to keep your business on track, you have to choose one business direction and stick with it. Start-ups are not big places, and one business owner can’t do it all. If you know the direction in which you’re going, you will be able to remain strong in it and you won’t forget where you’re supposed to end up.
2. Talking to customers. In the paperwork and the grunt work of building a business, it’s very easy to forget to talk to your customers about their next steps. If you know that you need to talk to customers about what they want to get from you, you’re going to get as much information as possible about your target audience. Hire a great marketing team to work your customer surveys and information for you, so you are always on top of their needs.
3. Never forget to take advice! If you are new in business, you need to think about getting someone to advise you. You need a mentor, a helper and a person who can help you to navigate everything with your business. The key is to work out what advice is useful and which isn’t. Even the richest out there need to get the right advice and work with it. Collect the advice you need but never take a risk you can’t follow through on.
4. Always ask for help. You do not need your ego to lead your business. You need more than pride to talk you through everything and you need to make sure that your business doesn’t forget about asking for additional help from time to time!