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Fear Factor 201: Who’s your CEO?
If They Don’t Do It Right, I Can Just Do It Myself
“If they don’t do it right, then I can just do it myself.” I’ve said and heard that phrase a hundred times (at least). But I’m convinced that replacing a low performing team member with yourself (the owner of the business) is a bad idea in the long run.
You need a team — a team that…
Fear Factor 101: Is Fear a Factor?
For most new and established business owners their biggest obstacle is Fear. It is perhaps the biggest enemy many people fight in obtaining business success.
According to Webster’s Dictionary, the number one definition of fear is:
“To be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a…
The Most Important Page In Your Corporate Identity Manual
Every business should have a corporate identity manual. A corporate identity manual defines how your company’s brand, image and messaging is delivered to the public and particularly to your key audiences.
But before we answer the burning question of what’s the most important page in your…
How Small Business Can Benefit from Time Tracking
As a small business owner, it can be hard to justify going through the motions and controls of the larger corporations. Your time is already limited and enterprise software can be quite expensive. So when I say that you really should be comprehensively tracking employee time, you might be…
U.S. Postal Service Launches Innovative Technology for Small Businesses
The U.S. Postal Service wants the small business world to know about its direct mail shipping service for small businesses, called ”Every Door Direct Mail.”
With Every Door Direct Mail, small businesses including restaurants, auto dealerships and doctor’s offices can send out…
FTC Report Shows Businesses How the Wind Blows On Consumer Privacy
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week released its report on consumer privacy for businesses. The report does not have the force of law, but calls for businesses to voluntarily adopt best practices around consumer privacy.
Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change (PDF) is a…
On Demand Creativity: Turn the Switch On
I spend a lot of time marketing my business. To be heard over the ‘online noise’ and reach a lot of relevant people throughout the world is a trying challenge. It requires much more than banner ads and press releases.
While I am learning about all the things that possibly work with online…
Some Moments Are Better Because of the Struggle
Here’s a common analogy: If you go through the fire, then you come out as pure gold. Of course, that’s only true if you survive — if you don’t intend to survive, then it’s ashes for you.
Here’s another one to consider: Coal under pressure produces diamonds. But again, if you don’t…
Obsession Is A Gritty Little Word
Obsession is a gritty little word.
It’s when an idea or a thought continually intrudes on a person’s mind. It can haunt you and besiege all your focus and energy. Depending on how well you direct your obsession it can be very bad or very good.
At the core an obsession is the thing that…
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