Let’s Talk Turkey!
Ready to move your business forward? Find a trusted advisor to bounce ideas off of--someone who isn't too chicken to talk turkey!
Hear Past Your Fear
Don't let fear of what might happen keep you from moving forward! Identify the root cause of your fear and work toward a solution.
Preventing Business Relationship Breakups
Just like in romantic dating, sometimes a few “dates” are needed to establish whether a client is a good "fit" for your business.
Focus
Focused business efforts prevent business confusion.
It's Hard to Lead in the Dark!
What I’m Thinking About: Organizations in the Dark So many business people that Dan and I meet are in the dark about how to create a...
Get in the Success Equation
What I’m Thinking About: Paint a Picture of Success My business partner, Dan Long, is a big picture thinker. He’s great at visualizing...
Own Your Business Before It Owns You
What I’m Thinking About: All Stressed Up and Nowhere to Go Last week my business partner, Dan, asked a small business owner how business...
Getting Out of the Rocking Chair
What I’m Thinking About: Going in the Right Direction Business planning is all about deciding to move forward in the “right” direction....
Mission Impossible to Mission Possible
What I’m Thinking About: Mission Confusion Means Execution Confusion In 2018, I met with a small technology company team to help them...
Business, Like Wine, Needs Tending
What I’m Thinking About: Vineyards as a Metaphor for Business While traveling, I chanced upon an article about a business alchemist,...
Measure What Matters
What I’m Thinking About: Numbers Don’t Lie The Small Business Association reports that 30% of new businesses fail during the first 2...
The Start Stops Most Businesses
What I’m Thinking About: Many businesses can’t get started on a trajectory up and to the right. It’s December and the year is winding...