by Ron Hequet | Mar 27, 2018 | Business and Career Development, Employment, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Small Business
You’ve seen them. Employees staring into space, watching the clock, heads resting in their hands. These are signs of the same ailment that afflicts too many employees—disinterest and disengagement. Lack of Engagement The lack of engagement affects many organizations....
by Ron Hequet | Mar 6, 2018 | Business and Career Development, Employment, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Self-Achievement, Small Business
When it comes to improving employee performance, performance appraisals are vital to the development of an employee. They are not fooled by a weak appraisal—one that has no constructive feedback, either positive or negative. And although they may believe wrestling on...
by Ron Hequet | Jan 23, 2018 | Business and Career Development, Business Planning, Customer Satisfaction, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Small Business
One of my favorite movies is the inspirational story of Rudy Ruettiger. Rudy, a 5’ 6″ dyslexic young man with only marginal grades, wanted to play football for Notre Dame. You know the story. He eventually attained enrollment at Norte Dame, but could only...
by Ron Hequet | Dec 19, 2017 | Business and Career Development, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Self-Achievement
When you make a purposeful decision to control your mind and actions, you develop the character to achieve the positive. Do it Now! No, it’s not a version of the Nike tag. Businessman, W. Clement Stone first said it. He and Napoleon Hill discovered one of the most...
by Ron Hequet | Nov 28, 2017 | Business Development, Business Planning, Leadership, Marketing, Performance Improvement, Small Business
During economic uncertainty, small business owners typically respond by slashing funds dedicated to training, especially sales training. However, a reduction in training is the wrong choice for any business, particularly B2B companies. Reducing or eliminating sales...
by Ron Hequet | Nov 7, 2017 | Business Development, Career Development, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement, Small Business
Failure should be viewed as a step to achievement. Just before I started my first company, my father used to tell me, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not doing anything.” Over the years, I took my mistakes and failures personally – as some sort of deficiency,...
