Management Strategies
April 18, 2014
Why You Can’t Motivate An Employee
I get it. You want a dream team, a devoted group of employees who would move mountains, face their fears, and work tirelessly to help you meet your entrepreneurial goals....
April 8, 2014
Squeeze The Juice Out Of It
We derive only about twenty percent of the value out of eighty percent of the things we use. The email marketing system you purchased? It can do so much more...
April 6, 2014
On Stage Every Day
I was re-reading First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham this morning, and in the introduction I came across this quote: "A manager has got to remember he is...
March 28, 2014
Talk Is Cheap. And Long Distance Rates Are Almost Non-Existent
Talk is cheap. It always has been. Now it’s just cheaper. Everyone can talk and everyone does. Anyone, anywhere will say something (anything) and it might just go viral. It...
March 25, 2014
The Entrepreneur’s Choose Your Own Adventure
The entrepreneur’s life is a “choose your own adventure,” adventure. It seems everyday, or every minute, we have a new path we can choose. Do you open the big red...
March 23, 2014
They Don’t Have A Silver Platter
If you want something, you’ve gotta make it happen yourself. No one is going to hand it to you on a silver platter after all. So go make it happen....
March 10, 2014
Profit First, Expenses Last
Tax season always seemed a little bit like Christmas morning to me. Not! I hated the tax season surprises. Additional taxes due. Surprise. No refund. Surprise. And the worst of...
March 2, 2014
Money As A Motivator
If I have said it once, I have said it a million times, money doesn't motivate people. In fact, the only real way to use money as a motivator is...
February 28, 2014
Rewards Don’t Motivate Employees
It's old school thinking - if you want your employees to be more motivated, put a carrot out in front of them. The logic goes like this: I have a...
February 18, 2014
Don’t Be Well-Rounded
I think every teacher I had growing up encouraged me to be well-rounded. You better know your history, write well (or is it “good?”), excel at math, drive perfectly, be...