Entrepreneurship & Small Business
To grow your company, look through the windshield
I facilitated a TEC mediation recently between my TEC CEO member "Frank" and his controller "Jim" (names changed to protect me!). They were very frustrated with each other.
Get lucky
Sure, we'd all love to win the lotto, possess prodigy-level talent, or be born into royalty. The luck of the draw can seem painfully unfair as some are stricken with disease while others grab an oversized helping of fame and fortune, and then come back for seconds.
Build a family business legacy
Many families dream of the possibility of building a business enterprise that can support and be enjoyed by many generations of the family. But making important and sometimes necessary transitions along the way can be difficult. Many advisers know the best techniques to make those transitions in a tax-efficient and legally beneficial matter, yet it is still notoriously difficult to maintain a family business through succeeding generations.
Birth of an entrepreneur
Tiffany Weber @tiffanyannweber I JUST QUIT MY JOB! A lot of it because of @stevejagler. ow.ly/hKJxu.
‘Top Companies’ develop talent from the inside out
Strong leadership is more than a competitive advantage. It separates world-class companies from the rest.
Build a great team
Question:
“I’m part of a team that’s been challenged by management to pick up the pace. No one disputes the need for us to do a better job. We aren’t very cohesive. There are strained relationships and grudges that aren’t left behind. Our meetings don’t settle anything. A few people do all the talking. Being told to, ‘fix it,’ hasn’t really helped matters. We seem to be spinning our wheels, especially in the communication area. Can you offer some suggestions for getting us pointed in the right direction?”
“I’m part of a team that’s been challenged by management to pick up the pace. No one disputes the need for us to do a better job. We aren’t very cohesive. There are strained relationships and grudges that aren’t left behind. Our meetings don’t settle anything. A few people do all the talking. Being told to, ‘fix it,’ hasn’t really helped matters. We seem to be spinning our wheels, especially in the communication area. Can you offer some suggestions for getting us pointed in the right direction?”
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‘Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?’
Seth Godin believes that playing it safe is actually unsafe…even in the job world. By putting a spin on the Icarus fable, Godin shows how we can thrive by adopting an “artist” attitude.
Protect your time – Structure your day to maximize your results
Early in a new year many of us want to re-organize our lives, especially our work lives.
Avoid tunnel vision
In the 1980s, while I was a senior vice president at JH Collectibles, we were so focused on producing fashion sportswear for the misses market we missed the emerging “women's” size market.
