Reflecting On Your Results
The end of the year is always hectic. You are wrapping up last minute obligations, projects, and probably gifts. Spending time with family and friends is, no doubt, on your To Do list. And, you [...]
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Dec, 2015
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Dec, 2015
How to Start 2016
From Joe Calloway: Here’s advice that I’m giving myself for 2016. You can partake of it as you see fit: Lighten up. My family is healthy and happy and we’re all together. In light of [...]
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Dec, 2015
Connect with People Where They Are To Create Buy-In for Change
Imagine this: An email arrives from the Chief Executive Officer of your company with the following message: It is no secret that the past few years have been a struggle. Our competitors are buying market [...]
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Nov, 2015
How to Wrap Up 2015
From Larry Winget: Most reach the end of the year and look back to do some evaluation. If you haven’t done that yet, do it now. Seriously, stop right now and look back at the [...]
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Nov, 2015
Why Disrupt When You Can Create?
Have you ever head an idea and immediately thought, “That is brilliant!” It recently happened to me as I was emceeing an awards event for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The award was Entrepreneur of [...]
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Nov, 2015
What Makes You Happy
The Five Friends share what makes them happy. What makes you happy?
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Nov, 2015
How to Keep Your Business from Being Uberized
Are you afraid of being Uberized? You should be. Uber, Airbnb, and Lyft aren’t just the poster children for the Sharing Economy; they represent the continuation of a truth that is as old as civilization: [...]
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Oct, 2015
Four Changes That Make Growth Happen
You can’t cut your way to growth. Profitability? Yes, at least for a while, but growth is a completely different animal. Growth requires increasing the top line and there are only four basic ways to [...]
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Oct, 2015
What Companies Do You Love Doing Business With and Why?
The Five Friends share the companies with which they love doing business. Find out what keeps them coming back again and again ... and what your business can learn from their experience. [...]
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Oct, 2015
Navigating the Messy Middle of Change
You are now in the middle of a change. How you arrived here doesn’t matter. It could be a planned change gone awry, or perhaps a crisis forced you to do or be something different. [...]
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Oct, 2015
What is Your Biggest Challenge?
We all have challenges, and you can't overcome them if you don't acknowledge them. The Five Friends share their biggest challenges in this video blog. So what's your challenge? And, what are you doing to [...]
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Sep, 2015
The One Change Your Company Shouldn’t Make
Business today can feel like being transported to the pages of the Louis Carroll classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The potential solutions for meeting today’s challenges are just as confusing as the problems: Change your [...]
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Sep, 2015
Is Your Culture an Anchor or an Accelerator for Change?
A strong, vibrant organizational culture is the ultimate engine for accelerating change and adapting to new opportunities. It can also be an anchor that holds you back and contributes to your downfall. Which is it [...]
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Sep, 2015
Five Albums to Be Stranded With
You are stranded on a desert island and only get to take 5 albums with you. What are they? Greatest Hits albums are cheating. Since the Five Friends are all huge music lovers we loved doing this one [...]
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Sep, 2015
Think Big, Act Bigger and Listen to Your Customers!
A note from Randy: I don't often have a guest post on this blog. But, Jeffrey Hayzlett is someone who you need to know. This blog is based on his new book, Think Big, Act [...]