Posts Tagged ‘business tips’
Seek and You Shall Find
Seeking Systems are a part our brain that create natural impulses to explore our world; learn about our environment; and extract meaning from our circumstances and relationships, this is according to Daniel M. Cable in his book Alive at Work. The Seeking System encourages us to find new hobbies and seek out new skills; all…
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I was with a client recently who was bemoaning the fact that his sales and marketing team was letting him down. It seems that the only new business coming into the firm was business that he himself brought in. So I asked him how the latest lead came in, he said that he was in…
Read MoreWhat Are You Worth?
What is a person like you worth? This was a question poised to Lee Brower, author of the Brower Quadrant, by one of his clients. It is an interesting question. Your first response would naturally be financial but is that all? What are you worth to your family? What are you worth to your business?…
Read MoreThe Ten Commandments for Business Failure-#4
Here is installment number four from the book by Donald Keough, who published the Ten Commandments for Business Failure. #4 Assume Infallibility. Never admit a problem, find a way to blame it on someone else. Customers are often the best culprit. If you do not listen to your customers or your employees on a face-to-face…
Read MoreThe Ten Commandments for Business Failure-#3
The Ten Commandments for Business Failure-#3 I recently read an interesting book by Donald Keough, who was chairman of Coca Cola Company during the introduction of New Coke. He has some intriguing insights into business failure. What I find most interesting is the number of companies I have seen who are following at least some…
Read MoreThe Ten Commandments for Business Failure-#2
The Ten Commandments for Business Failure-#2 I recently read an interesting book by Donald Keough, who was chairman of Coca Cola Company during the introduction of New Coke. He has some intriguing insights into business failure. What I find most interesting is the number of companies I have seen who are following at least some…
Read MoreThe Ten Commandments for Business Failure-#1
The Ten Commandments for Business Failure-#1 I recently read an interesting book by Donald Keough, who was chairman of Coca Cola Company during the introduction of New Coke. He has some intriguing insights into business failure. What I find most interesting is the number of companies I have seen who are following at least some…
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