3 Smart Ways to Communicate Better
The best leaders communicate effectively with employees during times of economic stress and anxiety. However, management cannot get rid of stress until they learn to lead as well as they manage. We manage cash; we manage inventory; we manage time. However, we lead...
5 Ways To Master Your Bad Habits
It is imperative to break all bad habits that lead to standing still. -- Ron Hequet Years ago, I would eat a dish of ice cream almost every night, often with chocolate syrup. I rationalized that since it was the “lite” variety, it was okay. But, when I combined that...
7 Key Ways to Reverse Stagnation
Stagnation… It’s the enemy of innovation, the opponent of progress, the adversary of advancement. When left unchecked, it can be the kiss of death for most organizations. After implementing an energetic start-up phase, successful businesses enter a period of steady...
5 Essential Call to Action Tips
Someone purposely landed on your website, read your social media post, or picked up your stunning print ad. All were elements of a carefully executed marketing strategy. Now what? "Ideally, marketing should result in a customer who is ready to buy. All that should be...
3 Things to Consider Before Hiring the Overqualified
Are you considering hiring an overqualified candidate? Based on many years of experience as both an employer and consultant, I usually don’t recommend it. I admit it’s refreshing to have an overly qualified employment candidate. You can reap irresistible benefits!...
5 Creative Ways To Pursue Uncommon Excellence
A commitment to achievement is neither popular nor quick, but it is imperative to pursuing and achieving excellence. -- Ron Hequet Even as a teenager, I was driven towards excellence. When I was 16, I had a summer job working for the city public works department. The...
4 Secrets To Getting Your Unconventional Ideas Noticed
By their very nature, ideas contrary to established thoughts and practices go beyond the ordinary or expected. They tend to encourage freethinking and produce fresher and more original points of view. But they also seem to defy conventional wisdom and spark suspicion...
3 Winning Ways to Support Your Sales Team
Producer… Rainmaker… Account Representative... Salesperson. Whatever you call the person in this role, there is no more valuable function in any organization than the individual or team that completes a sale for products and services. A skillfully trained sales team...