I see people every day in business lost on what they should or can do. The old rules where you were a good boy or girl and advanced up a ladder doesn’t play out much today. You can’t simply rest on your laurels and hope someone notices enough to develop a career path for you.Continue reading “Forget Being Well-Rounded”
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Steve Martin Taught Me to Think 9 Lives
I grew up watching Steve Martin as The Jerk, a Dirty Rotten Scoundrel, Roxanne, Father of the Bride and a traveler in Planes, Trains and Automobiles. He has that brilliant wit and timing that has made us roll over in laughter for decades and I couldn’t believe he was still performing at 71. That’s aContinue reading “Steve Martin Taught Me to Think 9 Lives”
I Want to Grow Opportunities with Apps
I saw this recent statistic to date for number of apps for my Apple devices at 2.2 million and 2.8 million for Google Play! It blows my mind how much technology is available for every average person out there with a thought and a click. We got here fast. When you look at these numbers, doContinue reading “I Want to Grow Opportunities with Apps”
Creativity Not Productivity
We had this age of efficiency and continuous improvement for a long time. When the Japanese were destroying us in the auto industry with better quality cars we buckled down and hyper focused on quality. It worked. ISO standards, Deming Cycles and Six Sigma drove quality to new standards, and we produced a generation ofContinue reading “Creativity Not Productivity”
A Little Strategy Please
Any fool can muster up motivation and go for it. You may finally want to act on an idea or make your business work more efficiently in a moment of inspiration. However, acting simply on emotion and motivation without thinking through options, strategies and ideas can get costly and wasteful. It’s a loser’s mindset. DoingContinue reading “A Little Strategy Please”
Keep Score Everyday
I don’t find games very engaging without keeping score. My kids are the same way. Once we inject some kind of scoring, it becomes much more fun, and the focus and intensity go up right away. It’s natural. We’ve had decades of socializing trying to tell us otherwise, but I don’t see that working muchContinue reading “Keep Score Everyday”
Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard
I saw this t-shirt at one of my son’s track meets. That does sum things up when it comes to the playing field of life and business. I don’t have much sorrow for talent that doesn’t work hard. And I love the overcomer that can use perseverance, tenacity and hard work to get to theirContinue reading “Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard”
Get Real and Ignore Vanity Metrics
My clients and friends know that I beat that mantra, “Most things don’t matter.” One area that this particularly applies to is vanity metrics. These are the stats, conversions or data that simply do not matter or are too cluttered to manage towards the one thing that does matter – results. Your carefully defined goals areContinue reading “Get Real and Ignore Vanity Metrics”
Test Your Strategies to Discover the Truth
The amount of information that flows into our lives is bewildering. The continual ticker tape of news feeds and stock prices in the old days pales in comparison to every person getting their own say. It’s so easy to push out a post or have an opinion and make it known. I often wonder, especiallyContinue reading “Test Your Strategies to Discover the Truth”
Reinvent Yourself Before You’re Forced To
“The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.” ~ Robert Greene Things work … until they don’t. We bought stories previously that made sense. Advertising works because people pay attention. A horse and buggy is the way to travel. Everyone should meet for lunch to do business. ConglomeratesContinue reading “Reinvent Yourself Before You’re Forced To”
