Leadership

Getting There Is The Hard Part

It’s surprisingly easy to lead your own successful business. Getting there is the hard part.

Your Opinion Makes You An Expert

You know those little pop-up windows that say, “Your Opinion Counts!” in an effort to recruit you to take online surveys? Those little boxes seem to appear out of nowhere,...

Leaderboards

We all get satisfaction from being on top. If you have the newer car, I’ll get solace in the fact that my child has better grades than yours. If I...

Fix The Slowest Part Of The Chain

Every business, be it a service provider or a manufacturer, or a restaurant or insurance company, goes through a chain of activities to deliver its offering. To be in the...

Experience Vs. Opinion

Everyone’s got an opinion. Only a few have experience. Experience trumps opinion. Every. Single. Time.

How To Bring Out The Best In Your Employees

It has been said before that everyone has a talent of some sort. And while this may be true, it is also true that many people never really get a...

The Top 5 Movies Every Entrepreneur Must Watch

1. Miracle On 34th Street What You’ll Learn: The greatest lesson in salesmanship that no one follows. The Entrepreneur’s Lesson: Santa Claus, working at Macy’s, goes out of his way...

Is It A First World Problem?

I was complaining to my accountability partner about the tight cash flow I was experiencing this fourth quarter. She responded by saying "Good thing you have a first world problem....

A Lesson In Profitability – Admit Your Mistakes

Does it frustrate you when a politician or business leader or friend explains away their bad judgment call (or illegal activity)? Do you lose faith in them when they try...

Twenty Seconds Of Bravery

My wife said, "It took twenty seconds of bravery." Three months later she keynoted to one hundred entrepreneurs and their spouses. Krista had never keynoted before. She had never done...

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