by Ron Hequet | Mar 23, 2016 | Business Planning, Networking
Regardless of the size of your business, brand identity is one of its most valuable assets. If your business doesn’t stand out from the competition with its products, services, or customer experience, don’t expect it to survive very long. Your brand identity can...
by Ron Hequet | Mar 16, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Business Planning, Employment, Job, Performance Improvement, Professional Career
Baseball was my sport when I was a kid. I played second base. In fact, the Cleveland Indians scouted me. I’ll never forget the scout, a guy named Joe. Joe had to be 60, if he was a day. He wore a tattered ball cap that he should have retired years earlier. Suspenders...
by Ron Hequet | Mar 2, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Business Planning, Career Development, Employment, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career
Great customer service! Whether true or not, there’s not a business that doesn’t boast it. In fact, when I perform a business analysis of a client’s operations, I usually always hear “We’ve got great customer service.” Or, if I ask a business owner in a casual...
by Ron Hequet | Feb 10, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Business Planning, Career Development
Visualize climbing a mountain, making a slow and arduous ascent to the top. Money problems, slow business or career growth, and personal issues weigh you down. You’re committed to going the distance, but you can’t help wonder if there is an easier route. Now imagine...
by Ron Hequet | Oct 24, 2015 | Career Development
Faith, Guts and the Willingness to Learn Regardless of the positive spin some pundits put on it, the economy is still struggling and your organization’s Profit and Cash future is at stake. But don’t fret, there remains plenty of opportunities out there;...
by Ron Hequet | Sep 2, 2014 | Career Development, Employment, Job, Networking, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement
With all the companies that I have been blessed to have owned over the years, I never refused to listen to a contrary idea; because it’s contrary ideas that spawn innovation, effectiveness and enhanced profitability. But, when a team member of mine only had the...