by Kevin Brimhall | Jan 25, 2010 | Leadership
It seems as though every business-related book, blog or speech these days is titled to emphasize the unique economic times that we are experiencing. Titles like: "Selling When the Economy Stinks", "Finding a Job in Turbulent Times", "Marketing...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 12, 2009 | Book Summaries, Organizational Excellence
A business parable, Beans tells the story of a coffee bar in Seattle. The authors describe four essential ingredients for success that apply to companies of any size: start with passion, hire good people, make the buying experience personal, and maintain a good...
by Kevin Brimhall | May 28, 2009 | Organizational Excellence
From their book "See, Feel, Think, Do – The Power of Instinct in Business", authors Andy Milligan and Shaun Smith identify the 10 statements with which most employees in higher-performing organizations most agreed, and which correlated most highly with...
by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 28, 2009 | Organizational Excellence
They say what you don’t know won’t hurt you, but nothing could be further from the truth when you run a small business. If you operate based on "gut instinct," or you make assumptions on how your business is performing without knowing the facts,...
