Monthly Archives: June 2016
The 6 not-so-big questions to build your business, develop your team, and cultivate your future leaders
0 comentsThere is no doubt that things just aren’t the same anymore. In recent years, the entire structure of business has changed, all over the world. As a result, business people have had to find ways to survive, be frugal, stay together, hang in there. Understandably, business leaders may be reluctant to aggressively address enormous strategic and big-picture questions. Change is too much work, ...
Reading MoreGordie Howe – A Leader with a Human Touch
0 comentsLast week we lost one of the greatest hockey players ever to play the game. Interestingly enough, as I listened to my sports radio station to/from work, and as I watched his celebration of life on television, very little time was spent on how great a hockey player he was and the majority of the time was spent talking about who Gordie Howe was as a person. Let’s put that into perspective. ...
Reading MoreWhat are you afraid of?
0 comentsA couple weeks ago, Norm, our guest speaker, asked everyone to write down “What are you afraid of?” He got some stares and then a few to share. Wow. (How many in your company would answer that question honestly?) He said that, in his experience, successful people do the things that others just aren’t comfortable doing even though they know they should be doing them. He was asked ...
Reading MoreWhere to Find Referrals
0 comentsIf you’re sure you’re connecting to your market and know what customers want and why they want it; if you know the emotional and logical impact of your service, and can describe it in a compelling way; and if you routinely give the best advice to your customers on what to buy – then you have a great opportunity to leverage every interaction with your customers and build ...
Reading MoreHow To Be More Successful During These Warm Days
0 coments1) Figuring out how businesses make money, especially the one you are in, is a great place to start. Over the weekend, a few of my friends, who are quite successful, went with me to open up my cottage. I was impressed with how quickly each of them zeroed in on the topic of how to have a successful business. If you brought up problems about any business it was “Hold on, first off, how ...
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