Why Own A Business? Recently I attended a conference of business owners in which the speaker, Bill challenged the attendees with the question “Where do you really want to take your business?” Most of the business owners were initially at a loss for words in response to the question. Indeed, they were so busy with […]
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12/30/2015
December 2015 – The Most Powerful Tool Known to Mankind
The Most Powerful Tool Known to Mankind Picture this – you have a looming deadline on a task or deliverable and you don’t know where to start or you have barely begun the work to accomplish it. In school it may have been a book report you put off to the last minute. At home […]
11/30/2015
November 2015 – How to Foster Breakthrough Innovation in Your Organization
How to Foster Breakthrough Innovation in Your Organization According to an insightful study by the executive development firm, Future Workplace, which examined how Millennials, Generation Xers and Baby Boomers function together in the work environment, it was found that the area they most desired training in was how to become more innovative. So in reality, […]
10/01/2015
September 2015 – Is Your IT Area Truly an Asset or Just an Expense?
Is Your IT Area Truly an Asset or Just an Expense? The next Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in coming up right around the corner in January 2016 with previews and new product announcements of many electronics products. So the question is, will any new products be introduced that are a “must have” for your organization? […]
08/31/2015
August 2015 – Getting and Keeping Top Employees
Getting and Keeping Top Employees This month Netflix introduced an unlimited paid family leave program within certain of its divisions for new parents for the first year after the birth or adoption of a child. Employees will continue to get their normal pay and have the option to take time off, work part time, or […]
08/05/2015
July 2015 – Score Keeping Your Business
Score Keeping Your Business If you were in our office about a month ago you would have found me in a meeting with Paul, a tall, thin man in his mid-thirties who owns an equestrian business. During the meeting Paul said to me, “late last year I changed the direction of my business…” I said […]
06/30/2015
June 2015 – How to Identify and Develop Your Strategic Competitive Advantage
How to Identify and Develop Your Strategic Competitive Advantage Recently I was at a New Business Launch Event and a presenter was asked “Who is your competition and how do you stack up against them?” They meekly responded, “We have not had a chance to fully do that research yet”. Why would you want to […]
05/28/2015
May 2015 – Is Your Customer a Walled City?
Is Your Customer a Walled City? At times you may have asked yourself, how can I truly connect with my customer and increase my sales closing ratio? With regards to that question, I have good news and bad news. First the bad news. We need to be totally aware that in the sales process you, […]
04/30/2015
April 2015 – An Easy and Effective Way to Develop Your Business Strategy
According to a Dun & Bradstreet study, 96% of businesses in America that fail, fail because they don’t develop and implement a strategy to take their business where they want it to go. Noted author and speaker Tony Robbins has said that “one reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that […]
03/31/2015
March 2015 – The Five Roles of a Leader
The Five Roles of a Leader A couple of weeks ago I met Paul, a gentle, kind hearted man in his late 50’s at a noisy business networking event. During our conversation he said “I am starting a new business and don’t really know where to start or what it means to lead a company. […]
