Quick... what's the first thing you think when you hear the word retirement? Okay, what's the next thing? Did you say energetic and engaged? How about young, fast, and cutting edge?…
So, what about the first question from yesterday's post... just why do I spend so much time speaking and teaching about small business, as opposed to big business? Don't get…
After wrapping up a conference call on the subject of business leadership and values, I received two questions which I'd like to answer here. To paraphrase: 1) Why do I…
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…
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…
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…
I suppose there are at least three reasons why I spend so much time thinking, speaking, writing,and teaching about goal setting and achievement. First... to keep my own feet to…
Okay... so we've burned through seven days of the new year, and I haven't once written 2008 on any of my checks. Excellent... but there's a much bigger issue at…
One of the quickest measures to evaluate the current health, and future potential, of any small business is to look at one simple statistic. This is information you likely have…
Seasons are important. Many small businesses do half their annual volume during 'their' season, whenever that is, and however long it lasts. If you are involved in retailing... web-based or…