New Work Revolution

Marketing with intention is important.  When you market with intention, you are marketing proactively.  There are three specific challenges that business owners face with marketing that keep them from getting consistent results. This week’s podcast discusses those challenges and give you some ideas on what you can do to overcome them. Make sure you subscribe […]

Too much of a good thing?  Put education and information in that category as well. Education is a great thing but it can also lead to confusion and inaction. This week’s podcast talks about the reasons why information overload is so damaging to our success and what you can do to handle the information that […]

Constantly putting out fires and handling “emergencies” in your business is stressful.  While you can maintain that sort of lifestyle for a short period of time, in the long run it will catch up to you. The good news?  If your business looks like the above description, it doesn’t have to. Many of the fixes […]

I recently sat down with author and Soul Purpose coach, Derick Van Ness to talk about his new book Finding Your Purpose. Derick shares his purpose story as well as tackles some of the biggest questions that you have about Soul Purpose. Questions like: What are some things that I can do to help me […]

I’m on an interview roll on the podcast this week.  We are starting off with Greg Blencoe, author of Super Manager. I talk with Greg about his 7 essentials for great management.  Not only does Greg give some great input on management, he is also giving away copies of his book free. The book is […]

You can do something the hard way or the easy way.  When you are a business owner with a smaller business, you tend to do things the hard way. The irony in this story is the reason why business owners choose the hard way is that they confuse the easy way of creating systems and […]

If paychecks don’t motivate, then what does?  When it come to managing your team, you need to create a culture of execution.  This starts with having a culture where you share and live the vision. This week’s podcast is about how to sell your employees so that they buy-in and execute.  This process is simpler […]

If you are going to do something, then you should do it right.  Sucking happens to fall into the category.  If you are going to suck at something then do it right. On today’s podcast, I cover four points to consider to suck well. Check out the podcast below or you can subscribe with the […]

bstcThere are times in my life where I have been inactive.  I then resolve to get to bed early, get up a little earlier and get some activity in.  As soon as I set out to do that is the exact time that one of my kids throws up, has a nightmare or wakes up […]

As we creep into the month of February, the local is gym is a little emptier, McDonalds a little more frequented and many of our New Years resolutions are already a distant memory.   Because so many goals are left unfulfilled.  Many question the necessity for setting goals. One thing that I have noticed in […]

If you have ever spent time and thought about how you create value in your business and make money, you probably come to the simple conclusion that the way you make money is through the actual work that you do.  In the initial stages of a business, this is exactly right.  You go out and […]

When Herb Kelleher started Southwest Airlines, he wanted to create a culture of fun.  His approach to doing this was very intentional from how they hired to the goofy antics on flights. Small business owners can take note that, for better or worse, you are the catalyst of your own culture in your business. Herb […]

What keeps alcoholics off booze and drug addicts off drugs?  Would you believe that it’s the same thing that allows you to create real change in your organization?  That thing is belief and in a business this starts with your vision and getting clear on it. I have written several posts on the subject of […]

When I talk with clients about philosophy issues, such as mindset, limiting beliefs, their purpose, etc,  I encounter a fair amount of resistance during the process.  Most will tell you that they don’t need the fluffy stuff, they want the meat.  The truth is, you can have all the right strategies and tactics and never […]

I grew up in an alcoholic home and from  that experience I know all about the concept of enabling people’s behavior and how destructive that can be.  When you manage people, it’s easy to fall into a trap where we think we are helping people but in reality we are hurting them. Enabling is defined […]

When I was in the corporate world, everyone looked to get together as much as possible.  It was meeting after meeting after meeting.  Very few of these meetings were very effective.  They were mostly used to give people things to do.  In a small business setting, you don’t have the resources or the bandwidth to […]

It’s about that time of year where you start reflecting on business habits and what you can to make next year great.  One of the tools that we have at our disposal is our calendar.  This tool has been around for a long time yet it is still an underutilized resource. When it comes to […]

I spent some time in an interesting discussion on branding recently that came from an article about branding.  It was an article about a recent talk that Bert Jacobs CEO of Life Is Good gave at an Inc. 5000 conference. Bert had an specific opinion about branding that centered around your customers’ role in the […]

Do you remember Spy Vs Spy from Mad Magazine?  I use to love that comic strip as a kid.  They even made a video game on Nintendo that I used to play frequently as well.  If you aren’t familiar with Spy Vs Spy, it’s about 2 spys who are constantly trying to outwit and outdo […]

I posed the above question to a group of business owners recently and I was surprised at the depth of conversation that ensued as a result.  There were some real breakthroughs to be had around this question. If you manage a group of people, what is your philosophy for how you will manage and lead […]