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ARE YOU PREPARED FOR WHEN YOU NO LONGER OWN YOUR BUSINESS?
To be prepared for when you no longer own your business, you need clear answers to two questions. What will I DO when I step away from the business? What will I NEED when I step away from the business? The question of DO is the most important. DO has to do with fulfilling your…
Read MoreHERE’S HOW SYLVIA STARTED SIX SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES!
I recently had the blessing of speaking with Sylvia McNiel, a Mary Kay business owner. In our discussion, I was touched by the experience and wisdom of her words. Due to a series of moves around the U.S., Sylvia has successfully started six different businesses from scratch. Three times Sylvia’s business was successful enough to…
Read MoreTHE DISCIPLINE OF MARKET LEADERS
Successful businesses know precisely who their customers are, what they need, and how they want to receive their product or service. They also need to choose the correct strategy to maximize their value to the market. In The Discipline of Market Leaders, authors Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema suggest that “No company can succeed today…
Read MoreAVOID IMPLEMENTING THE WRONG CULTURE
Management guru Peter Drucker famously said “Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” and the race was on for consultants and coaches to help companies implement a winning culture. There are many stories of successes, but there are even more failures, often due to pursuing the wrong culture. Here are three examples of implementing the wrong culture.…
Read MoreLESSONS FROM A TV SHOW
I enjoy watching the genre of reality TV programs where an expert helps owners fix their business. One show, “Restaurant: Impossible,” features an expert who helps a business owner turn around their restaurant with a budget of $10,000 and only 48 hours. Many aspects of the fix are glossed over in a one-hour show, but…
Read MoreTHE REAL REASON COMPANIES DON’T GROW
After years of monthly conversations with dozens of business leaders and owners, unsurprisingly, one of the most common topics is about growth and how to grow. From these discussions, the single, most common reason many companies don’t grow has become evident. They don’t want to. Now those are not the exact words they use. Instead,…
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