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I love hanging around big picture people. Maybe it is because that's where I feel most comfortable - my mind likes to think big. If you show me what you are doing, I can show you how to make it bigger. It's just natural and exhilarating.
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You may have had the same experience, perhaps many times. You have met someone that is congenial and enthusiastic. Your meeting may have been over lunch or a series of conference calls. But then there is no next step. Maybe some politeness continues in your correspondence. But that is the
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It should just work. People should do what they are supposed to. Yes, I guess that is true to one extent. But that is not the reality. Your team should work at a high level, and the business should function at a high level. But when you see this same
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If I had to summarize my highest value to others, it's the ability to create clarity out of an otherwise unclear situation. Just listening or mindmapping the parameters of a situation helps start the problem solving process. It brings issues to the table and organizes them for everyone
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“The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.” ~ Warren Buffett Sometimes it's really tough to stop doing what we are familiar with. I remember being in corporate life and the endless meetings that were scheduled throughout a week. Each
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As the Fourth of July holidays kick in, I want to wish you and yours a great time of relaxation and fun. I have spent years writing about systems, processes and business to help you think through and implement strategies that can make an impact on your revenue and give
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Management is a hard enough job with all the dynamics with people that are involved. Everyone has their own preferences of doing things, and then you have your goals as a leader. The two may not necessarily align. But over the years working with many different organizations, I have found
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Yes, starting a business is risk. But how much risk is the question more than whether there is risk at all. If you know what you are doing, then it is much lower than someone who is an amateur. You avoid the pitfalls and mistakes. One of the major mistakes
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I can see the appeal of selling the big idea or $20K product. But in a world where we have so many options, it's hard to come by when you simply build a pipeline and hope for someone to fall into the "Yes" category. That'
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When you are trying to grow a business or launch an initiative, it gets blurry pretty quickly. There is always that pull of activity that requires focus and many actions. In a lot of ways this moves the needle of progress. However, if you don't look up often,
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Your business and your work can always be automated further. There are things that can be done to make it easier for customer information to flow to the right sales or service system. There are opportunities to make it easier and save time for your team members. That's
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We live in highly opportunistic time. It happened once before. In the early part of the 20th century, industrialists saw that people could work in an assembly line and do specialized tasks. Then machinery replaced the industrial worker. A machine that performed a highly specialized job repeatedly, faster and without