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The Top Six Misconceptions About Business Coaching
- Business and executive coaching is an increasingly popular tool that many entrepreneurs and business owners are turning to in order to improve their performance, gain competitive advantage, and achieve their goals. However, despite its growing popularity, there are still many misconceptions about what business and executive coaching is and how it can benefit individuals and […] Read More
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What Can We Learn About Business From James Taylor?
- Originally posted 7/11/2012 revised 10/13/2022 To celebrate the 4th of July my family and I went to Tanglewood in Lenox, MA to see one of James Taylor’s (JT) annual concerts. This has become a yearly event since we purchased our second home in Stockbridge, MA. JT has been giving concerts on and around July 4th […] 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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Applying Pareto’s Law to Your Life (and Business)
- Originally posted 12/6/2016, updated 1/17/2021. Many of us have heard that 80% of your results are achieved by 20% of your efforts. Since Pareto introduced that concept back in 1896 by identifying that 80% of Italy’s land was owned by 20% of the population, it has since been applied to science, engineering, healthcare, and sports. […] Read More
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2017 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of The Obvious Part 3
- Originally posted 5/3/2017. Day two was kicked off (no pun intended) by Tim Brown, 1987 Heisman Trophy winner, NFL Hall of Fame member, and very inspirational speaker. Here are some of my Tim Brown BFOs: Be the coach Be sure of yourself & your approach Emphasize team Look for & guide team members to see […] Read More
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Stop Hiding Behind Covid-19
- And Take Action This message may not be the one you want to hear – but it could be the one you need to hear. If you didn’t keep your marketing fresh, experiment with new ideas, and strive to improve customer service before the pandemic, don’t blame Covid-19 because your business has slowed down. Business […] Read More
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2019 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 4
- Originally posted 5/13/2019. Our next speaker was the amazing Sheri Riley, author of “Exponential Living – Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are” Her presentation included many BFOs: What will you give up to grow? If you don’t give things up, you limit your capacity to grow. Personal development fuels […] Read More
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