What are your priorities? What do you want to accomplish in your career, in your relationships, for your family, for yourself? What is your plan for achieving your priorities? Are your time, money and efforts focused on getting what you really want? Time passes too quickly. Good intentions often are marooned on “Someday Isle.” “Someday,…
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Are you quick enough to beat the competition? In today’s marketplace, speed is of the essence. For every opportunity, competitors are racing to beat you to the market. The early bird catches the worm, and the first to market has an open field for the taking. You may have a great new idea, or you…
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What is your personal strategic plan? What is your purpose? What is your mission? What are your goals for ten, twenty or more years from today? What is your plan for achieving your goals? What are you doing, right now, to make your vision a reality? Even in times of upheaval, strong businesses create and…
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How do we take advantage of multi-generational leadership? Business is changing, and a new generation of young leaders and CEOs is emerging. Family-owned businesses are transitioning control to 30 year old offspring. Innovative startups are often headed by young entrepreneurs. Established organizations seek young leaders attuned to the modern technologic age. Business veterans can suddenly find themselves working…
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Business today is in flux and transition, offering great opportunities for smart organizations and business leaders to gain a competitive advantage. The economic downturn, layoffs and forced restructurings have driven many businesses into survival mode. They are scrambling to hold things together, focusing on immediate needs and urgencies. Vision, long term planning and strategic positioning…
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Be a Networking Power Player Are you maximizing your networking ROI? Are you getting the best return on investment for the time, effort and money spent in making contacts? Consider the following tips. Ask, listen, and then talk. Networking is building connections. Look for commonalities you share with people you meet. You…
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Does your not-for-profit organization suffer from “great mission, great ideas, but no bandwidth?” Your board of directors is dynamic, engaged and committed. There is enthusiasm and a million ideas set to launch. Great. But who is going to do the work? Implementation requires manpower. Someone must do the work to bring the idea to reality.…
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What does it t to take to create a transformative business? What does it take to not only survive, but reach beyond and thrive? Envision a pyramid. The great Egyptian pyramids, for example, have withstood the millennia. Their structure is simple, elegant and substantive. Consider the pyramid as a model for building a transformative business.…
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Getting Serious. Are you serious about business? The first few years of business are amazing. You’re running hard; everything is new. There are a million things to get done, and you’ve managed to get enough of them done to get your business up and running. You have earned the right to be proud! There are…
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To survive and thrive in business is a never-ending challenge. Even when sales are growing and business booming, threats of a downturn, or new and aggressive competitors, or a shift in demand are the realities of life. Things will change, and that change can crush the business you worked so hard to build. Recognize…
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