Growing Your Business In Challenging Times
As the current business environment is causing tremendous mental upheaval among so many people, I thought that it could be helpful to provide several quick to read and implement tips. Tip # 1. Exercise control where you can. There are things we can...
Book Summary: “10.5 Reasons Why Even Top-Notch Executives Fail … And How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Happen to You”, by David Herdlinger
In 2007, my good friend and colleague David Herdlinger wrote this book to help leaders at different levels of experience and position within an organization more effectively lead themselves and others. While weaving in some of the...
Success Comes From Within
Even in these trying times, we are privileged to live in a country that offers boundless opportunities and abundance. But there is no magic key or instant formula for success. People should take the time to look within themselves to find and develop...
Goals & Goal Setting
The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get. When Andrew Carnegie died, they discovered a sheet of paper upon which he had written one of the major goals...
Top 10 Signs of Strength
Flash the Morse Code signal SOS and help is sure to come your way. Master these 10 signs of strength (SOS) and the help may be in the form of improved relationships, greater joy and connection with yourself, better self care and enhanced communication. All in all,...
Leaders – Made Not Born
The popular thinking is that leaders are born that way, that it's in their DNA to be able to effectively lead others. It presumably holds, then, that if one does not possess certain personality traits or characteristics, then...
Book Summary: “The Loyalty Effect. The Hidden Force Behind Growth, Profits, and Lasting Value”, by Frederick F. Reichheld
A company can achieve superior profits and success with a focus on loyalty-based (LB) management. LB systems need to be aligned with all company functions and must be integrated with the company's basic business strategy (e.g., they cannot merely be an "add...
Demystifying Coaching
As prefaced last month, many people get confused by the role of a consultant versus that of a coach. A consultant gives professional or expert advice. There are many types of consultants, but they typically have an expertise in a particular industry or specific field....
A Favorite Story About Attitudes
Your attitudes determine your success. Your attitudes also affect the way you see others. There is a story told about a young man who was looking for a place to settle down. As he approached the outskirts of a small town, he encountered an elderly man and asked him,...
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