Yelling Might Help Your Lungs, But Never the Situation
While strolling through Times Square in Manhattan one day, I’m assailed by noise. A big brawly guy is yelling at this shorter man about how a taxi is his by rights. The shorter guy is not taking this silently. He is screaming back, just as loud, just as insistent, “No, it was mine!” Dozens of spectators gawk. Back and forth go the yells, the volume gets louder and louder, with each combatant thinking he who screams loudest might be proven to be most...
Read MoreManifest Your Business Vision
To create and implement your company vision, the first step is to envision your business in a greater stage than it is now. Think of John F. Kennedy who said we would send man to the moon and safely return him, which was a vision far greater than the reality of the moment. Or, to put it in Poet Robert Browning’s words, “a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” To get somewhere celestial and coveted, one must reach beyond the...
Read MoreRadical Change
There is evolutionary change and revolutionary change. Sometimes revolutionary or radical change is necessary to change something major. Radical change is high risk with high rewards. Evolutionary change or gradual change is lower risk with change over time. Knowing which change to use and choosing the best one for each circumstance is key. The awareness of each change will help you figure out which obstacles and roadblocks are in front of you so you can remove them one by...
Read MoreIs company like football, basketball or track?
Sports teach us a lot about our business. The way the coach coaches. The way the team rallies up energy to win the game. Or the way the team celebrates each win. Some businesses play like football the strongest or loudest employee wins. Some businesses play like basketball the employee that makes the highest sales wins. Some businesses play like track the ones who run the farthest and stays at the company the longest wins. What game is your team playing? Understanding this is...
Read More5 Steps to grow on a Shoestring Budget
Bootstrapping, a term used by companies growing on a shoestring budget, is the goal of many entrepreneurs. Without raising investment dollars or using debt how do you grow your business? I have found in my work with entrepreneurs that when resources are tight the resource of wisdom with careful planning and creative energy must be used. I have seen $100 million dollars of publicity created with just a few hundred thousand dollars. I have heard of stories where billion dollar...
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