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The BizPie Blog gives expert advice for executives to help make better decisions, improve your team, and balance professional & personal life.
Can we take back our lives from this email stranglehold?
Really, is that too much to ask? What if you didn’t get any new emails 30 minutes after the close of business hours and they
Leadership = Keeping Commitments
I coach leaders, so to help them be better leaders, it would be a good idea if I knew what made a great leader, right?
Did ya sleep yet? I did – like a baby.
March 14 is World Sleep Day. I sense that you are yawning already. Let’s just acknowledge it right now-sleep has an image problem.
Is it a weakness to have a coach?
I was talking with a company owner the other day who challenged me about why he might need a coach. What a good question!
Pull marketing? It’s about survival, baby.
In many companies the roles of sales and marketing are all mushed together. Early entrepreneurs wear many hats, so it happens- just as Finance and
Have you double-checked your business model* lately?
While working with a group of wicked smart CEO’s this week, we drilled down on the business model of the host. When they started the
Social Sensitivity is Good Business
Daniel Goleman has written a great new book:Focus. I was particularly taken by his section on social sensitivity. According to the studies he quotes, your
Sales Expense – How much is JUST right?
Let me confess that I have no idea. And, let me tell you why.
How gross IS your margin?
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
Can I top your top line?
Last week I talked in a general way about where business leaders focus their attention – top line v.s. bottom line. Since the business focus
How to Make the Magic Happen in 2014
If you run a business, you know that increasing both your top and your bottom line requires different skill sets. Most leaders favor one over
Whack-a-Mole – Part 2
Last week we talked about how many CEO’s are really behaving like Chief Whack-a-Mole Officers. The same problem keeps popping up over and over again
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