Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 12:34PM Modestly successful is how I'd describe my high school athletic career. Honorable mention all-conference linebacker, conference champion in track and field, played two years of basketball, but not quite good enough to play on Friday and Saturday nights. You get the picture. There're probably a number of you out there with similar experiences and memories.
Monday, February 15, 2010 at 01:10PM At the end of the year, business owners come to business coaches for advice because they haven’t created a solid business plan or they created an unrealistic plan that didn't bring in positive results. It's vital that business owners develop an actionable plan with specific goals and objectives that support their financial and performance targets. As 2009 winds down for the small business community, the fourth quarter becomes both a time of reflection and action as planning for the New Year becomes a priority. Business owners, who managed to rise out of the economic thick fog caste over the global business world in 2009, can learn from their tenacity to stay afloat and use the fourth quarter to position their business for strong ROI growth in the coming year.
Friday, February 5, 2010 at 02:51PM Can you imagine that to be a really great company all you have to do are 12 things very well. This is the premise of Chet Holmes book, ‘The Ultimate Sale Machine.” If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it. He takes a back to basics approach to growing a company, and in particular, a sales organization. His emphasis - it’s not about knowing 4,000 techniques; it’s about knowing 12 things and practicing them 4000 times.
