Tag: team

Is This Place Safe…? Part III

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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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Is This Place Safe…? Part II

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Awhile back, I spoke with a small business leader who was struggling. I asked him how many ideas he had coming in from the field... from his staff, as well…
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Unlikely Competitors… Part II

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"So... who is our biggest competitor?" That was the question I asked my team twenty-something years ago. And the answers flowed freely... naming every other staffing company of merit within…
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How’s Your Vision…? Part II

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As small business owners and leaders, not only are we charged with creating the vision for our organization... but also for ensuring that the vision becomes a reality. It is…
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How’s Your Vision…? Part I

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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

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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

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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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What’s the difference…?

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Okay..., so how different is one drycleaner or laundromat from another? Or one mega-grocery chain store from its closest compeitor? What about one branch or another at the county library,…
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Some Things Never Change… Part V.

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...get up go to work drive home get up go to work drive home get up go to work drive home get up go to work drive home get up…
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Some Things Never Change… Part IV.

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No matter how good we are; how talented or intelligent or creative we may be... the truth will soon come out that there is only so much we can do…
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