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A Few More Mistakes That Will Hurt Your Business
- This series about mistakes my ActionCOACH colleagues or I have witnessed, mostly by potential clients, that can potentially hurt your organization continues. The following are several more mistakes that you should avoid. Ignoring compounding In his brilliant book “The Compound Effect” Darren Hardy presents a compelling case about the long-term benefits of taking incremental steps […] Read More
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More Mistakes That Will Hurt Your Company
- Last month I listed five mistakes I’ve witnessed company owners and executives make that damaged their businesses. The following are a few more potentially serious mistakes that I’ve seen. Making It Too Difficult to Become Your Customer. Without a doubt, your company should have at least one, if not several, depending upon your product or […] Read More
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What Can We Learn About Business from My Masters Thesis?
- After presenting my spotlight during a recent networking meeting, one of the attendees asked me about my architecture degrees. During the conversation that followed I described the project I developed and published in my Master of Science Architecture Thesis, “A Study of a Superframe Building System” (May 1972, Michael R. Breitman, Illinois Institute of Technology, […] Read More
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What Can We Learn About Business From The Boston Pops – Part 1
- Originally posted 7/15/2014, revised 2/2/2022. While at Tanglewood on a summer evening for a wonderful Boston Pops Orchestra concert under the baton of conductor Keith Lockhart, I started thinking (as I often do) about business. It was then that a very powerful analogy struck me … a successful business is analogous to a symphonic orchestra. An […] Read More
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Deliver What Your Customer Values
- Originally posted 11/2/2016. I am a picky eater; I tend to frequent restaurants with menus that have items and preparations that I like. In addition, I prefer restaurants that are flexible, and I’ve walked out of more than one after hearing “Sorry, no substitutions.” My wife, not so much. She has a very brave palate […] Read More
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Highlights from My Vacation Reading
- Originally posted 10/3/2017. I took the first two weeks of August for a trip to Europe with my wife, Tammy. Tammy joined one of Berkshire Choral International’s groups which rehearsed and sang in Budapest, Hungary. While she was in rehearsals I toured Budapest and caught up on my reading, both business and pleasure. Following are […] Read More
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A Great Quote from Jack Nicklaus
- Originally Posted 14-April-2012, Revised 6-October-2020 A while back I was reading GolfWorld magazine and saw the following quote from The Greatest Game of All: My Life In Golf by Jack Nicklaus and Herbert Warren Wind: “How do slumps begin? They begin from neglect, and neglect finally leads to a loss of confidence. You […] Read More
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