Archive for August, 2007

July 2007 - Do You Know Where Your Business Is?

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Last week marked the end of 2nd Quarter 2007 or some other milestone depending on your fiscal planning cycle. Oh my, how time flies! No matter – it’s over – and the key question is “How’d you do?” Before you start answering though, let’s divide that simple question into two very different parts:
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June 2007 - Looking for a Few Good People?

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Great businesses have great people, and every growing business is always looking for more. The people you need to grow your business may be full time employees, part-timers, contractors, virtual types, vendors and suppliers, partners and advisors — all types of people. But finding great people can be a formidable task. Human resources experts tell […]

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May 2007 - Talk is Cheap: Lead by Example

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Last week I was waiting to board a late night flight back to Chicago from Dulles International. While watching passengers deplane from the incoming aircraft that would soon be my plane home, I observed a simple yet poignant lesson in leading by example.
As a hundred or more passengers exited the plane, I noticed that […]

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April 2007 - Keep Your Time to Yourself

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Not too long ago an executive client of mine, a business owner, was lamenting she simply had too much to do in the amount of time she had to do it in. She was working 10 hour days, five days a week and a few hours most Saturday mornings. She said she didn’t mind […]

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March 2007 - Laugh When it Hurts: Using Change to Add Value

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Using Change to Add Value to Your Life and Business
Like it or not, change is a huge part of your business. Technology, society, commerce and industry are all changing at unprecedented rates. There’s more of it, it happens faster and it’s increasingly complex. And it all affects you directly or indirectly.
The bad news is that […]

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