Sharpen your strategy. Realign your goals. Finish the year stronger.
The actions you take in the last two quarters of 2025 can have a profound effect on your business’s growth. Your business, your team, and your strategy must be equipped to sustain this growth.
Since 1995, John Russell and his network of trusted partners have guided companies through this essential process. The goal? To ensure leaders are focused on what matters most—and positioned to finish the year with clarity and confidence.
Here is part three, the next five steps to prepare for your next phase of growth:
11. Evaluate Your Digital Risk
In the age of AI, online scams, and digital fraud cybersecurity have never been so important. Have a professional company conduct a comprehensive review of your IT platforms for new vulnerabilities. How might a bad actor compromise the business? How can we proactively address potential online vulnerabilities?
12. Protect Your business
As your business growth, so does its risk. Do you have the appropriate insurance coverage? What are the worst-case scenarios and how can I protect my business, legally and financially? Speak with your insurance broker to ensure that your policies are relevant to next year’s growth.
13. Evaluate Employee Compensation and Benefits
Your people are your business’s greatest asset. Double-check with your team to find out if their PEO plan and benefits package are truly working for them. Does your employee compensation align with their abilities and industry standards? Does your current benefits package provide employees with adequate support?
14. Revisit your succession strategy
Great business leaders can see a few steps ahead. Now is the time to revisit your exit and succession strategy so that it remains in sync with your personal goals. When do you plan to exit this business? Do you have the right people in the right role to ensure an ownership transition is successful?
15. Take Time to Reflect Your Team
Reflection is the catalyst of growth. Plan a company retreat (away from the office) to allow your team members to relax. Discuss your businesses strength, weaknesses, and upcoming opportunities. Be honest about employees’ role in the business’s success and your goals. What do employees need to know to fully engage with the teams success?
The bottom line? A growing business must expand its ecosystem to support its growth and insulate itself from the risks that may emerge.
Contact us today to schedule your mid-year business check-in and make the most of the months ahead.