Tag Archives: document your systems

How will you spend the next 30 days?

It’s March 18th, 2020. I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a whole range of feelings about this COVID-19…

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Time Bandits

Where does the day go? The time bandits steal them. No, not the ones from the 1981 Terry Gilliam film…

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Take a breath

How often have you rushed ahead in business, instead of taking a breath? A while back, I took on a…

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What’s an IDEAL hiring process?

If you look up the definition of “control freak” in the dictionary, you’ll see a picture of a business owner.…

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Who are your best clients?

I attended a business roundtable just before Thanksgiving. We were asked: “What’s one of the biggest obstacles you’ve encountered growing…

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Does your business have Technicolor clarity?

Recently, I worked with a small Jewish spiritual center in Manhattan to facilitate an important focus group session. They had…

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Focus on the Right Things

I subscribe to SUCCESS magazine and re-read a little snippet from Shawn Achor—also known as “The Happiness Guy.” He wrote…

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How to get out of small business jail

What do bandages and oceans have in common? They’re best when you deal with them quickly. Removing a Band-Aid? Rip…

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Spaghetti is a food, not a business strategy

Do you have an actual plan to grow your business? Or do you scramble to get numbers—any numbers—on paper? You…

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The sacred cows that are killing your business

What’s the plan, Stan? Do you have a plan to make sure next year is better than this year? Or…

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