Have a new business project (or two) for the New Year? I’m sure you do. Have you started yet? Or are you waiting until the timing is better? I know what you’re thinking – it’s probably more likely to work if: You have an original idea – something that no else is working on yet. [...]
Loyalty Isn’t a Program
August 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I went into the bookstore of a major chain the other day. As I was checking out, the clerk asked, “Are you a member of our loyalty rewards program?” “No…” I smiled, wondering if she would persist. “Would you like to become one?” “Not really.” Then, of course, I got curious. “How many people say [...]
Going, going…
July 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
Gone! A grand slam! My son’s first baseball game was more exciting than expected. After spending the first four innings watching a back-and-forth struggle, one of his favorite players hit a grand slam – the giant home run that changes the outcome of a game. Not surprisingly, the media coverage that evening focused almost exclusively [...]
Shake It Up
June 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
My friend Shawn Murphy doesn’t follow. He leads. Shawn (@shawmu on Twitter) just launched the Wake Up and Shake It Up blog series. Need a push to think bigger than you have before? Here it is. The first post, Big versus Small, went live this morning. I think you know the author – check it [...]
The 5 Goals of a Project Manager
May 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
The following is a guest post by project management expert Jason Westland. Jason is the founder and CEO of Method123 and Project Manager Online. He has written articles for Computer World and was the author of the best-selling book “The Project Management Life Cycle.” And he truly understands the concept of thinking big and acting [...]
Yesterday, Tomorrow, & Today
May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The secret of business success comes down to one thing: Time. Sound too simple? I’d probably agree – if not for the fact that using time well is incredibly difficult. Perhaps this story will help you to change your perspective on time. Imagine that your bank credits you with $86,400 every morning. You don’t have [...]
Less is More
February 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Thanks to the Internet, the world has gotten smaller. It’s now possible to connect with people all over the world in a meaningful way. While I agree that it matters who you know, that doesn’t mean the goal should be to have thousands of online friends. Quantity alone doesn’t mean that you’re truly connected. Here’s [...]
When To Make A Decision
February 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
A friend of mine regularly talks to me about his job. A couple of years ago, his company’s managers were slow to make decisions. While other firms in his industry changed how they worked, his business sat still. “They didn’t have enough information to support doing things differently,” he told me. Eventually, some of their [...]
Improve Your Follow-Up
February 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Most businesses look at follow-up as something that’s easy. Wait until someone shows interest in your product, then call or email in an effort to push the sales cycle along. But that’s a call about you, not them. There is another kind of follow-up that seems hard, but really isn’t. And since it takes place [...]
