3 Smart Ways Entrepreneurs Can Control Risk
There was a time when the risk associated with being an entrepreneur carried certain negative implications. Most people thought business owners were crazy. After all, what normal person would risk everything they had to start a business that may not make it? That is...
Discernment Principles for Every Employer and Employee
When I was a high school senior, I signed up for speech class. I admit it was mostly because of the new, just out of college, gorgeous speech teacher. However, I learned a lot from her. I even learned discernment. Not because of my youthful infatuation, but because...
13 Traits of Sales Leadership Champions
Do you have what it takes to be a champion in sales leadership? When you raise your own level of performance, professionalism, and focus, the team follows. You set the tone by your example and results. Your role as a sales manager is to lead and develop sales people...
How Everyone Benefits by Encouraging Entrepreneurship
We often use the words “pull together” to describe group effort rather than entrepreneurship. The principles of socialism embrace the philosophy of functioning as a group for the benefit of the group. This is fundamental to centralized governments, which tend to...
7 Negotiation Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Deal
Negotiation is a common occurrence in our everyday lives. It could be a multi-million dollar agreement or just lunch. However, for many people, the thought of negotiating a deal induces stress and anxiety, even if the intent is to simply discuss and eventually agree...
Why Organizational Development Consulting Could Fail
Business owners in need of development assistance often ask how I would handle an organizational development issue. My response is always the same. Unless the scope of work includes work on financial matters, I probably will not accept the project. You see, money and...
How Frontline Employees Create First-Rate Experiences
Often, I spend more time on a plane than shopping or making purchases from businesses. Therefore, the experience I get from the flight attendant—the frontline employee—makes a big difference in my level of satisfaction with the flight. When I board the plane, that...
Market and Sell Your Way to Success
Having founded and started a few companies myself, I know which factors contribute to the success and failure of profitability. As a result, I recommend that business owners develop a plan to market and sell their way to success. As you become a better partner and...
