photo by Esparta I was revisiting some of my older blog posts and I found one that I felt was really worth while.  The original post is called What are your Real Goals and it covers a powerful exercise that will help you look at what you want to do differently. One of the […]

In today’s competitive environment it’s more important than ever to have a competitive advantage – something that puts you above the general fray of your industry. Maybe you have a unique technology advantage…a patented something or other that no one else has. Maybe you were first in your space and really own the marketplace (95 […]

A lot of people struggle with establishing processes for their businesses.  It feels bureaucratic, stifling and it can be some serious work up front to get things documented and figured out. However it’s not rocket science…by any stretch of the imagination. The trick, assuming that you’re a business that’s already up and running is that […]

  photo by Paul Kehrer Running a business is a uphill climb, even in the best of times (although the views from the top make it worthwhile).  Regardless of the kind of business you have and how far along you are in that business – there’s some kind of challenge facing you.  It could be […]

photo by albertopveiga Does it ever seem like life gets too complicated? Does your business get so crazy that you constantly feel like you have to play the ‘Hero’ – come in and pick up the pieces and save the day? Have you ever had a potential customer say to you:  “Now what is it […]

Why do you do what you do? What motivates you (or your employees…) to work really hard, come up with great new ideas, do the hard work of leading, planning, making things happen? The traditional business school answer is that you’re motivated by money and / or the fear of getting fired.  If you want […]