Is it a weakness to have a coach?
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I was talking with a company owner the other day who challenged me about why he might need a coach. What a good question!
How gross IS your margin?
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This is my personal favorite. I love studying gross margin. I want to know what your competitor’s gross margin is. I want to know why the margins are better in industries other than yours. I want to know how come some companies have gross margins over 50%. (I came out of manufacturing, so that looks […]
4th Quarter BizPie Health Challenge
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We’re heading into the holiday season and in the blink of an eye the year will be over. Many companies are finalizing their budgets for 2014. A process that highlights just how many promises and goals for 2013 have fallen by the wayside, and now we only have one and a half months left before […]