Read MoreDoing a good job and holding a high standard of excellence is an important thing. However, if your striving for excellence leads you to perfectionism, it could cause you to freeze up and arrest all forward movement.
Read MoreWhen hireing, what is most important? Ethics or skills?
Read MoreI interview Jason St.Clair and we talk about how we got started.
Read MoreOne problem I tend to fall into is focusing on everyone else’s well being rather than my own. In other words, I tend to act like a medic, who is wounded trying to save others, and not being effective because he is wounded.
Read MoreIs it possible to succeed if you feel entitled? From what I have seen it is possible, but it can make things more difficult and hold you back from reaching your full potential.
Read MoreWhen you go through hard times and adversity, do not lose hope, as there are blessings in adversity. Adversity can fuel your ambition, teach you how to deal with problems, and make you value what you earn. Without it, you may have a nice life, but you will not likely be a highly successful person.
Read MoreTwitter can be used for powerful Market research, however, there are some dangers that should be avoided.
Read MoreStarting a price war, or even competing in one can be devastating to your business. I speak of ways to avoid this all too common trap!
Read MoreI was listening to a Podcast by Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs. In it, he read the essay “ A Message to Garcia.” Although he went a different direction than I did, I found that it fit perfectly with the subject I was already planning on discussing.
Read MoreToday a business lesson taken from being a parent.
Read MoreWhat happens when the leader is visable and more importntly present to those he is leading? What happens if leadership abandons his people? What is management by walking around?
Read MoreWhen it comes to employee compensation many people overlook the benefits package that may come along with employment. When you add in the value of a benefits package, your employee’s yearly salary is much more than just their hourly rate.
Read MoreWould you continue with your work if you were given one billion dollars?
Read MoreYou finally have gone through countless applications and read through resumes, and now it’s time to do the all-important interview. Here is how I do mine.
Read MoreA leader does not always look like a leader, and sometimes a person who looks like a leader is not really one.
Read MoreIn business, a tortoise approach is one of slowly building over time, and applying the principle of the flywheel to build up momentum. The hare approach is trying to build up a business quickly and or trying to multiple separate ideas at once, being distracted more than focused, and building no momentum. The tortoise wins this race, as he does in the fable.
Read MoreIn his book “Good To Great” Jim Collins writes about what he calls “the Hedgehog Concept.” I believe that Marvel has one, which they follow, and that has been an important aspect of their success.
Read MoreDavid S. Goyer, the writer of “Man of Steel” Offered an explanation why DC has failed to catch up with Marvel. What he said about leadership applies to all businesses.
Read MoreHow does a 94-year-old company, which has been around so long it has become part of the popular culture, go bankrupt? I discuss the multitude of failures that led to the ultimate fall of RadioShack, and what you can do to avoid making the same mistakes.
Read MoreSometimes quitting something, may free you up to move towards your ultimate goal. You should never give this goal up.