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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
TIme (It’s on my side)…
…Not this year. Time has rushed out the door like an unhappy teenager, huffing and heaving the door shut on 2013, with a big slam-kaplunk!
Using the Internal Conversation to Coach Your Team
As a Vistage coach, I was trained to write down my thoughts as I listened and questioned my members to go deeper. Some of those
Examining Patterns in the Internal Conversation
Have you been listening to your internal conversation? I’d be curious to hear what you discovered. One of the things I discovered is that I’m
The Internal Conversation
One of my favorite quotes is from Susan Scott’s Fierce Conversations, “All conversations are with myself. Sometimes they include other people.”
What filter are you using today?
If you have ever had a SLR camera, you probably bought a filter for the lens so the skies would be bluer and the contrast
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