Tag: responsibility

Who’s Responsible For This..?

Is it just me, or does blame seem to be all the rage these days? In just the last forty-eight hours... while minding my own business (literally), I have (unintentionally)…
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Better Networking… Part I

So I'm speaking with a small business owner when suddenly the subject of networking comes up. "Oh, shoot... that reminds me..." he says. "I have a networking function that I…
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What’s So Difficult About This?

Imagine this: A company knowingly puts out a tainted product that sickens six hundred people and kills about a dozen more. So what do they do? Meet with the families?…
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Is This Place Safe…? Part III

There's an old saying that "it's lonely at the top". And yes, I have met some lonely leaders over the years... but it was of their own choosing. It's only…
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How’s Your Vision…? Part III

We often speak here about small business leadership and marketing principles for three reasons: 1) It's the theme of this blog and I don't want to get in trouble with…
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How’s Your Vision…? Part I

Effective small business leadership requires us to do many things consistently. Toward the top of every good leader's list will be the creation of the organizational vision(s) for specific areas…
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Do You Know Your ABC’s…? Part II

Okay, so if we are committed to assembling a marketing dream team in 2009, we better get started. The core of the team is going to be... the team. Oh...,…
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Do You Know Your ABC’s…? Part I

In yesterday's post, we discussed the great ability that we have as small business owners and marketers to differentiate ourselves from our competitors. This is true for both product and…
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The Freedom To Fail…

Albert Einstein is credited with saying that “We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” I agree completely. In fact, it…
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So, What Do You Do For A Living…? Part II

Yesterday I wrote how seventeen year old boys and girls are deciding the eventual fates of many adult career paths. You can either scroll down 'till you get there, or…
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