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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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Everyone Is Short Staffed
- At the risk of piling on, and because many of the business owners and executives I am in contact with say that their top issue is finding and retaining team members, I want to share several concepts that speak to solutions to this problem. I have concluded that most organizations have imbalanced marketing. Their “internal” […] 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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Why You Need a Company Dashboard
- A Company Dashboard is a periodic report or display with a limited number of high-level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). A Dashboard is a very powerful tool that will enable you to have the pulse of your business on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis depending on the rhythm of your company’s business. A well-constructed Dashboard […] Read More
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Would I Fire My Client If I Owned His Company?
- Originally posted 10/10/2014, revised 1/6/2022. During a coaching session the other day, one of my clients asked me a very interesting question. To paraphrase his question –> given his shortcoming number one, and shortcoming number two, and etc., “if you (meaning me) owned my (meaning his) company and I was your employee, would you fire […] Read More
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It Is Not Too Early To Begin 2022
- Originally posted 12/4/2014, updated 12/8/2021 As the end of 2021 approaches a little introspection is in order. As a business owner, some of your fundamental roles include: coaching planning setting goals interviewing and hiring training creating managing How are you doing so far this year regarding your time in these areas? Ask yourself a few […] Read More
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Why Should I Be Your Employee?
- The trending topic among business owners is the shortage of qualified candidates. Among the CEO’s I meet with on a regular basis, only one says their company is fully staffed. What is behind this “labor shortage?” Granted, it’s not a simple answer. One option to solve your labor shortage is to market to prospective employees […] Read More
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A Survey Shows a BIG Disconnect
- Originally posted 10/10/2014, revised 10/1/2021. In reviewing and revising this blog post from 2014 I was struck by how relevant the main points remain today. You can substitute Covid-19 for Government Regulations, The Economy and Taxes below and most of the main points continue to apply. My local business weekly newspaper published the results of […] Read More
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Effective Delegation Part 3 – What You MUST Delegate If You Want Your Business To Grow
- Originally posted 12/4/2014, revised 9/14/2021. As part of my on-going series about the art and science of effective delegation, and in response to questions I have been asked, I have developed the following Top 10 List: The Top 10 Items You MUST Delegate Activities that will speed up your cash flow – This includes collection […] Read More
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Effective Delegation vs. Abdication – Part 4
- Originally posted 2/3/2015, updated 8/23/2021. As part of my on-going series about the art and science of effective delegation, I will discuss two topics in this blog; The prerequisites of effective delegation and how to prepare to delegate. The Key Prerequisites of Effective Delegation There are several essential items you should address before delegating a […] Read More
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