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It’s Not Just About the Systems!

On August 26, 2010 By

Let's assume for a minute that you embrace the idea that the key to producing consistent, predictable results in your business is dependent on the quality of your systems coupled with the willingness of your people to follow the systems.

 

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The Customer Doesn’t Always Know What’s Best

On July 26, 2010 By

Whoever came up with the statement "the customer is always right" was wrong. The reality is that this statement was designed for people who couldn't be trusted to effectively connect with a customer in order to create a win win environment.

 

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The Best Way to Innovate

On May 28, 2010 By

To innovate alone or with another…that is the question.

 

I was meeting with a company the other day. We had just finished a team building process centered on the theme of innovation. After the activity we discussed how their [...]

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R & D for a Small Business? Yeah Right! You Must Be Kidding…

On April 7, 2010 By

I asked a client the other day how much he invests in research and development in his company on an annual basis.

 

“Eden,” he laughed, “I’m a small business with 25 employees and do less than 3 million dollars [...]

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Running business on a wing and a prayer…

On March 1, 2010 By

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Taking the risk to start and get into business takes courage, guts and confidence. I admire that about business people. I admire [...]

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A Great Idea Gone Bad

On January 12, 2010 By

According to  Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Pictures, it is better to have quality, talented people over a great idea any day. If you have a great idea and the wrong people, they will screw it up. Nurture your talent, he says.

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System to Hit Your Goals Every Time!

On December 3, 2009 By

Yesterday I wrote about the need to make course corrections in order to ensure that we don't end up in an undesirable place in our business.

 

Often we set out to achieve a goal, only [...]

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Is It Possible to Over Innovate?

On May 18, 2009 By

Stop innovating to get your needs met! I had to remind a client the other day.

 

We get excited and it's a part of the nature as an entrepreneur to always be looking for ways to make things better. But [...]

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Simple Business According to One of the Richest Men in the World

On February 18, 2009 By

"The business schools reward difficult, complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective."                 Warren Buffett   There are seven simple behaviors that work and will transform the results you get in your business and your life if you apply them.  

Be very clear [...]

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Flexible Like Water…

On January 30, 2009 By

“One measure of how creative you are is how you respond to changes in your circumstances and environment. How flexible are you? Consider how water adapts to its environment: evaporation, condensation, snowflake, melting, flowing, goes around rocks, fills containers, etc.”

 

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