BFOs | ActionCOACH Michael Breitman

What Can We Learn About Our Businesses from How CPAs Prepare for the Tax Season?
: April 10, 2023 1:18 pm : Being Prepared, Business Planning, Business Success, Consistency, KPIs Key Performance Indicators, Productivity, Success, Training, What if this works? :Michael Breitman : ( words)

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
A BFO About Business from Sid Caesar’s Obituary
: April 13, 2022 12:16 pm : Being Prepared, Business Planning, Managing Risk, What if this works? :Michael Breitman : ( words)

Originally posted 2/13/2014, revised 4/2/2022. I was saddened to learn of the passing of the great comedian Sid Caesar, he was one of my favorites. While reading the obituary in my local newspaper, I had a Blinding Flash of the Obvious (BFO). I realized that one of Sid Caesar’s major pioneering milestones led to a […] Read More
What Can We Learn About Business from The Boston Pops – Part 2
: 11:14 am : Being an Owner, Consistency, Effective Delegation, Leadership, Leverage, Success :Michael Breitman : ( words)

Originally posted 7/31/2014, revised 4/1/2022. About two weeks ago I went to a wonderful Boston Pops concert at Tanglewood. While enjoying the concert, my mind wondered to business, and I had two Blinding Flashes of the Obvious (BFOs). My first BFO was the subject of Part 1 of this post, that a well-run business is like […] Read More
2015 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious – Part 2
: June 9, 2021 8:33 pm : Accountability, Be x Do = Have, Blinding Flashes of the Obvious, Goals, Sales :Michael Breitman : ( words)

Originally posted 5/6/2015 Here are some more BFO’s from February’s 2015 North American Business Excellence Forum (#BEF2015) and Awards. On the second day of the conference, we were privileged to be entertained, motivated and advised by Jeffrey Gitomer (@gitomer facebook.com/jeffreygitomer linkedin.com/in/jeffreygitomer) a well known speaker, blogger, author and trainer focused on sales. His style is […] Read More
2015 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious – Part 1
: 8:21 pm : Blinding Flashes of the Obvious, Business Potholes, Effective Delegation, Learn More to Earn More, Mission, Phase Shifting, Planning, Test & Measure :Michael Breitman : ( words)

Originally posted 4/6/2015. Last month I attended the 2015 North American Business Excellence Forum (#BEF2015) and Awards. I am proud that my client, the Winthrop University Hospital Department of Pediatrics won the 2015 Best Not-For-Profit Business Excellence Award for the combination of their STAR Program for children with special needs, their DOWN program for children […] Read More
What Can We Learn About Business From Ping Golf?
: April 13, 2021 4:03 pm : 5-Ways Business Chassis, Conversion Rate, Number of Leads, Building in Balance, Ideal Customer, Incremental Improvement, Marketing Your Business :Michael Breitman : ( words)

I had a major BFO this morning while reading an article in the April 2021 edition of Golf Magazine the title of which is “Engineered For Success.” The author interviewed Paul Wood, Ping’s VP of Engineering. They were discussing Ping’s corporate bias toward incrementalism rather than major changes to one aspect or another of golf […] Read More
2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 4
: March 17, 2021 12:24 pm : Being Proactive, Blinding Flashes of the Obvious, Business Success, Change Management, Formula for Change, KPIs Key Performance Indicators, Net Promotor Score (NPS), Purpose, Success, Number of Leads :Michael Breitman : ( words)

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
2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 3
: March 9, 2021 10:09 pm : Butterfly Effect, Engagement, Excellence, Influence, Mission, Training, Uncategorized :Michael Breitman : ( words)

Originally posted 6/1/2016. The second day of the Business Excellence Forum was kicked off by Shawn Moon Senior VP of Franklin Covey. Shawn opened with a rapid fire bit of jokes and funny quotes, one of the best was: “The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it’s difficult to determine whether or not […] Read More
2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 2
: March 8, 2021 8:27 pm : Change Management, Consistency, Ladder of Customer Loyalty, Conversion Rate :Michael Breitman : ( words)

Originally posted 5/5/2016. More BFOs from Day 1 of the 2016 BEF, Troy Hazard continued. Troy told a story about car salesman who had sold him a luxury car in Australia where he lived before moving to the USA a few years ago. The salesman asked how often he traded cars in, Troy answered about […] Read More
2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 1
: February 21, 2021 5:29 pm : Blinding Flashes of the Obvious, business fundamentals, Business Success, Communication, Delivering Value, Leadership :Michael Breitman : ( words)

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

What Can We Learn About Our Businesses from How CPAs Prepare for the Tax Season?

A BFO About Business from Sid Caesar’s Obituary

What Can We Learn About Business from The Boston Pops – Part 2

2015 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious – Part 2

2015 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious – Part 1

What Can We Learn About Business From Ping Golf?

2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 4

2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 3

2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 2

2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 1