Read More“Great marketing only makes a bad product fail faster.”
— David Ogilvy
This is a very important question that I have found forms a large part of peoples world view. This one even bleeds into many aspects of our life, how we run our business, how we choose our career, how we handle our finances and even how we make political choices.
Read MoreRead MoreDo you really need to dress to impress? Yes, and how you impress depends on the situation.
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 MoreHaving an attitude of thankfulness year-round can be vital for not just your business but your life as well.
Welcome back to my “Secondary Powers” series. Today I will be addressing a very dirty word. I hope this episode does not get flagged….
Read MoreDiscipline
Read MoreWhen it comes time to train your people, I use what I call the Jesus Method. I do you watch, You do I watch, You do I am gone.
Read MoreThere are two polar opposite extremes when it comes to leaders. The Jerk and the Nice Guy. The Jerk is an obviously bad leader, but the Nice Guy who does not really lead can also become a problem. You need to be a Leader who is a nice guy as well.
Today’s core trait, or "Secondary Power", as it were, is to have a teachable spirit. In life and especially business its vital to continue to learn and grow every day.
Read MoreRead More“This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.” - Admiral Jim Stockdale
In order to develop your determination, you need to make the choice, deep down to succeed, to not give up to not quit. It is a daily choice.
Read MoreRead MoreWhen you have employees, it is only a manner of time before they will need to be corrected. This is something that if done well can create trust, loyalty, and respect, done wrong could cause you to lose the trust, respect, and loyalty of your employees, but lose your employees altogether.
Read MoreFlexibility is a massive key to success, while not the most important it can be a key factor to success.
Read MoreYou found your passion,and your going to take a leap of faith, and start your new business idea, and this is your primary superpower.
Read MoreWhen I first started up I naively thought that because I was good at sales, I would also be good at marketing. Boy was I wrong!
Read MoreIt is okay to be Generous as well as Dangerous, and you need to be both.
Read MoreThere are two opposing principles in business the Peter and the Dilbert principles both addressing the problem of how incompetent people wind up in management. I look at these with my ideas on how to avoid both.
Read MorePersonality tests are popular for businesses to use when hiring and when working with their teams. This can be controversial as well, as some feel these are just short of astrology. So is there a use for these tests and how far can you trust them?
Read MoreAs long as you are drawing air, it is not too late to find success and happiness in life.
Read MoreOne of the biggest differences between a boss and a leader is that leaders are willing to do the dirty work. That is to say, that a true leader is willing to do any task required, no matter how menial that needs to be done. This does not mean they do them all the time, or even need to do them, but are willing to do them. A boss just orders their employees to do it for them.