The movie The Jone$es (with Lauren Hutton, Demi Moore, and David Duchovny), features a three-minute scene that should be required viewing for anyone aspiring to or currently managing salespeople. Sales executive KC holds a meeting […]
Growing up in Kansas in a community of farmers, Mike Skillman would have described himself as an average guy. The one thing that he had going for himself was a well-developed worth ethic. “I started […]
Burnout is all too common for entrepreneurs. As a business coach, I see it happen most often with new entrepreneurs. They are trying to put it all together and make it all fit. Sometimes they […]
Dear Dave, I have an opportunity to buy a small business. What should I look for and what things should I check on before I make my decision? Al Dear Al, The first thing you […]
Contributing to the social good is increasingly important for many corporations as management and staff express desires to be good community citizens. Some of these companies are setting up giving that is based on their […]
With high profile celebrities like NBC’s ‘The Voice’ judge Adam Levine, TV news broadcasters like Phoenix-based Kaley O’Kelley, and others like “The ADHD CEO” Greg Selkoe now publicly owning their ADHD diagnosis, it begs many […]
Delivering Happy People and Bottom-Line Results Why won’t my employees just do what I tell them? Why am I struggling to motivate my team? Why aren’t they giving me the performance I need? If any […]
As a business owner, it is almost inevitable that you will face a time (or a few times) when you will consider or have the opportunity to sell your company. This can be a difficult […]
Percy Spencer was supposed to be a complete failure in life. His father worked in a sawmill, until he tragically died in a freak accident when Percy was a toddler. His mother soon left him […]
Increasing efficiency for small and medium- sized business (SMB) means eliminating unnecessary processes in order to maximize available budgets and resources. Today, SMBs are moving away from paper intensive processes by digitizing office documents to […]
Business owners are bombarded with one key theme surrounding the U.S. economy: struggle. However, if we look beyond the news reports and pessimism, we can find bright spots and areas of growth. American manufacturing is […]
Most business owners understand the need for strategy when it comes to leading their organizations toward a successful future, especially in today’s business landscape where uncertainty reigns across all industries. The ability to think strategically […]
“If you’re going through hell, keep going…” There could not be a more fitting phrase to sum up the experiences that led me to start my current venture, ArkNet Media, not to mention the period […]
In 2009, General Motors and Chrysler went bankrupt and required a government bailout to stay in business after U.S. auto and truck sales plunged 37 percent in 2008. The initial cost of the auto bailout […]
Teaming—an arrangement in which two or more companies join to pursue and bid on government contracts—is commonly used today in the world of government contracting. Why enter into a teaming arrangement? When you team with […]
Patrick Finn is an entrepreneur who came to the United States as an Irish immigrant with skills in the construction trades. Like so many other immigrants before him, Patrick decided that the path to a […]
My client, the CEO of a $20 billion company and a very smart guy, looked at me like what he had just thought was so smart that it even got his own attention. “You know […]
St. John Brewers in the U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. retail dollars for craft beer in 2012 was estimated at $10.2 billion, up from $8.7 billion in 2011. In 2004, on the Caribbean island of St. […]
According to the NPD Group, more than half of all restaurant guests say they are healthy eaters at home. But, when it comes to dining out, it’s a whole different matter—only half of those home […]
Whether a large enterprise or an SMB, every organization experiences IT hindrances that result in support calls to the help desk. While many will be straightforward, with an obvious underlying cause (such as a forgotten […]
Success is something everyone wants but few achieve. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. No matter where you are in your career—from job seeking to having held the same position for an extended […]
The Rocky franchise first came into our lives in 1976. Detroit and Motown both were still churning out hits. The original Rocky movie gave the world quotes that remain as true today as when they […]
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