Working On Your Business Vs. Working In Your Business

Speaker: Megan Patton

Working On Your Business vs. Working In Your Business

You may have heard this phrase before, but what does it really mean to work ON your business or IN your business? How do I know how much time I should spend doing one or the other? Do I need to do both? In this session, Megan Patton will guide you through the importance of each approach, what each approach involves, and how to balance the different aspects of your business. This session is good for the business owner, the corporate manager or executive, or any organizational leader.

About Megan Patton

Megan Patton is a business strategist who has been a management consultant, trainer, and business coach for most of her career. She spends her time working with individuals, companies and non-profits to help define and implement strategies that enable peak performance and growth. She looks at the way something is done (process); who is doing the work (people); and whether something should be done at all (strategy). Megan approaches client situations from a perspective of what is working well, measured against company goals, and works hand in hand with her clients to develop workable and positive solutions to improving performance.

Megan worked in a “Big Four” consulting firm for many years and focused on business process reengineering, change management and learning system development. Her clients ranged from large multinational companies to internal constituents.

Prior to her career in management consulting, Megan was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal. Megan received a Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College, and an MBA in Strategy from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. She is a certified and licensed affiliate of The One Page Business Plan Company and a Certified Professional Business Coach. Megan is a strong believer in lifelong learning, and continues to take classes on a variety of subjects.