Start the Year Right
I love New Year’s Day. On this day almost anything seems possible. Closing the books on 2011, it is time to plan for the year ahead. And just like every year for the last ten years, I am putting the finishing touches on my business plan. While not as formal as the plans I wrote in the early years of the business, I still spent time reviewing goals and tactics. I focused on mapping out some of the big changes we need to make in the months to come if we want to hit our year-end sales goals. As I reviewed my plan I spent some time researching what other business consultants were...
read moreMediocrity or Brilliance in the Execution
Years ago, my boss Rick DeMarco argued there were times when a mediocre strategy would out perform a brilliant one. At first I thought he was crazy, until he explained what he meant. Too often business owners have brilliant ideas but fail to think through all the steps necessary to turn their ideas into reality. The result… failure or mediocre performance, when there could have been extraordinary success if only they had paid attention to the details of execution. Whether you are trying to launch a new product or company, or simply run a successful promotion or special event, a...
read moreSchool of Life
Many of the real skills you need to run a successful small business can’t be learned in a classroom setting. You can however develop them in places other than your own business. Learning opportunties are everywhere, if you look for the connections. Mike Michalowicz Author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur shared an interesting list of six things you could do to improve your skills. His list included: Plan a big event Become a Volunteer Make a Crowd Laugh Coach little league Become a blogger Learn a new language He suggested that each of these experiences will help you develop skills...
read moreFree Business Plan Outline
The beginning of the year is a great time for a fresh look at your business. Even if you are running an established entity, get the year off to a strong start by updating your business plan. Not sure how to get started? Download my free business plan outline. To view and download the Free Business Plan Outline, please fill out your contact information below and hit submit. You will be taken to a page to download your business plan outline. Over the next ten weeks you will receive a weekly email with tips on how to complete the process of writing your plan. You may opt out at any...
read moreGoals Make a Difference
As each year winds down, I pull out my business plan and compare what I thought would happen, with what actually did happen. The process is painful, fun, enlightening, and motivating. I take some time to figure out why I achieved or missed a particular goal, then I decide what is possible, create new goals and start working toward them. Why? Because goals make a difference! You have probably heard about the study of Harvard MBA students in 1979 They were asked if they had clear, written goals for your future and plans to accomplish them?“ Only three percent of the...
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