Too often we conflate being productive with quirky new apps designed to help us do a million things at once.  Now don’t get me wrong…I love gadgets and apps as...

What are you working on right now? I want you to pause just for a moment and ask a question about it: “How do you double the results with half...

I have had multiple business partners over the years, and realized that the most successful businesses came from partners that I argued with. I believe, in fact, that arguing is...

A picture of Mike Michalowicz and Krista Michalowicz at the EO Gala 2016 :

About fifteen years ago, I owned a company with a small telemarketing division.  Of the four or so employees we had in that division, Bill was far and away the...

We tell stories because they paint pictures in people’s minds. When we get an audience – whether it’s one person or 2500 – thinking creatively and engaged in our story,...

When I’m consulting with clients looking to invigorate and grow their businesses, one question I often ask is: “Who’s your most valuable employee?”  They inevitably give me the wrong answer....

Every entrepreneur knows that starting and growing a small business is a challenge.  We don’t have the enormous resources – financial and otherwise – that the big guys do, and...

As an entrepreneur myself, I’m always on the lookout for words of wisdom from fellow innovators.  Looking to the rule breakers (who often evolve into rule makers) for ways to...

I’m going to be blunt.  The best solution to the problem of how to navigate the dangerous waters of hiring a friend is just to avoid it.  It’s hard, and...