How do you spend your time?
This question is painfully simple, yet it plays a major role in the execution of your firm’s vision and priorities. Sadly, many leaders cannot accurately answer it. You may be surprised to find a sizable disconnect between your top priorities and how you actually spend your time.
People take their cues [...]
We have all been bombarded with hype and hoopla surrounding the Social Media phenomenon. My clients and other business leaders are asking themselves will my prospects, clients and strategic partners really take the time to be involved with social media? Is this something that I should really embrace?”
Here’s the answer.
Take 4 minutes to watch this [...]
In today’s mile-a-minute, e-connected, global, frenetic, here-today-gone-tomorrow world of commerce, it is no surprise that many of us don’t take enough time to select and focus on our most important business objectives. Whether you employ 4 or 400, crystal clear focus combined with a steady cadence of accountability will dramatically improve your competitive positioning [...]
(This is part two of a two part post on How to Outthink and Outperform Your Competitors)
Here are the 5 steps that are required to create a comprehensive and practical plan for your business:
1.Identify your vision and clarify your values
Research shows that vision-driven leaders and their companies significantly outperform their competitors. Your vision has 2 [...]
In today’s mile-a-minute, e-connected, global, frenetic, here-today-gone-tomorrow world of commerce, it is no surprise that many of us don’t take enough time to think – and I mean really think, in a deep and focused way – about our business. We’ve become reactionary experts, essentially sucker-punched by our clients, by our competitors, by 24×7 connectedness, and by the pundits who espouse turn-on-a-dime flexibility as the panacea for 21st century business success.
In a recent article entitled “Economic Downturn Gives Owners Time to Work on Value Drivers,” my good friend Eric Donner, Managing Member of Regal Wealth Advisors reviews how important value drivers are to maximize a business’ selling price.
He goes on to point out that it is the work of the owner – not employees – [...]
As a private pilot and an aviation enthusiast, I have the opportunity to attend all sorts of seminars related to improving my skills and staying safe in the skies. Several weeks ago, I attended a session sponsored by the Air Safety Foundation (ASF – an organization with a very worthy mission) that was entitled “The [...]
