Last week I had an appointment with Treavor. When I asked him what challenges he faced as a business owner, the dam opened and his frustrations poured out:
You CAN Build A Great Team!
A critical task every business owner faces is finding the right people to take their business to the next level. But this is like making a rhetorical statement. Everyone knows it’s true, but how do you accomplish it?
5 Things You Should Know About Your Customers
Everyone likes to think they know their best customers very well, but do you? A study done by Help Scout pointed out some interesting facts.
“You Couldn’t Have Been More Wrong!”
I love it when someone challenges something I’ve written. My blog last week affected a few people so much they reached out to tell me what they thought. Some agreed with what I’d written and a few like Kim, told me I was wrong, wrong, wrong.
Have You Ever Won By Not Following The Rules?
That isn’t fair! How many times have we heard children cry indigently, “That isn’t fair!”? That’s how I felt about the 4th of July boat parade on Gilmore Lake.
Guts, Persistence & Willpower
Ah, to be slimmer, more fit, healthier, richer! If you have ever started a self-improvement program, you know what a challenge it is to stay on track.
Your Opportunity To Leverage Strengths
The news about the Target/CVS partnership is especially exciting if you shop at Target and get your prescriptions at CVS.
Question The Unquestioned
Early in my career I worked in the engineering department for a Fortune 500 company. Two or three times a week Bill, the Department Manager walked down the halls bombarding every employee with the following questions. “Hey! How’s it going? Are you busy?
Your Banker Wants One – Your Business Needs One
Sitting across from your banker can be both exhilarating and excruciating.
I Hate To Tell You This, But You’re Terminal
A theme I hear over and over in my roundtable meetings is time management. “I’ve been so busy I didn’t have time to……”