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The Top 7 Reasons Why You Should Have a Budget for Your Company
- During my 17 years as an ActionCOACH business coach, I have noticed several “themes” about business that keep coming back to the top of my work with my clients. Currently, my clients have been developing operating and development budgets for their businesses. A budget for your business is an important tool because it helps you […] Read More
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What Can We Learn About Our Businesses from How CPAs Prepare for the Tax Season?
- While working with my CPA firm client, I had a major BFO (Blinding Flash of the Obvious) that reinforces the value of several business concepts my colleagues and I repeatedly discuss with our clients. Preparation – For CPA firms being prepared for tax season is essential to getting through the crunch successfully. Preparation in their […] Read More
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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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Napoleon Hill Got Me Thinking (Again)
- Originally posted 1/4/2013 Updated 10/1/2022 I recently tweeted (in December 2012) one of Napoleon Hill’s best quotes “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” As I was typing, I realized that simply tweeting this quote did not do justice to one this quotes most important points. During our quarterly planning GrowthCLUB workshop we invest […] Read More
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What Can We Learn About Business From My Granddaughter?
- Originally posted 12/6/2013, revised 5/10/2022 Last week my 20-month-old granddaughter (now ten years old) suffered a broken pinky as the result of a stroller mishap. A few days after the accident my son-in-law sent me this photo of my granddaughter multi-tasking. After admiring how cute she is in the photo, I started thinking about, of […] Read More
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2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 4
- Originally posted 7/6/2016. The first speaker on the afternoon of the second day was Chris Cooke of Luv4 Marketing one of the ActionCOACH strategic partners. Luv4 has enrolled me and many of my colleagues in a social media master class. In addition, we are able to offer a comprehensive marketing class to our clients via […] Read More
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2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 1
- Originally posted 4/7/2016. I must say, the Business Excellence Forum (BEF) gets better each year. There were more than 500 business owners, executives, team members and business coaches in attendance. With that many attendees, there were plenty of formal and informal exchanges of ideas and best practices. This year’s forum had some amazing keynote speakers […] 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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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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Are Things Going Well?
- Originally posted 12/2/2017. Earlier this week I attended a breakfast event, part of the Hofstra University Scott Skodnek Business Development Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series. The event was a Keynote Conversation with Brett Yormark, the CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment. Mr. Yormark was interviewed by Kevin Law, the President & CEO of the Long Island […] Read More
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