Problems Don’t Get Better With Age
Today’s post is by Maynard Webb, author of Rebooting Work: Transform How You Work in the Age of Entrepreneurship (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Here’s Maynard… In business, as in life, one thing is always certain—you will run into problems. But contrary to popular belief, problems are not bad things. In fact, I think [...]
Grow Your Business by Not Charging for Your Services
Want to grow your business? Give it away. I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Great tunes especially at 3AM on a Friday night. They’ve also got an incredibly relevant message for how you can grow your business: Give it away, give it away, give it away now! (I’ll spare you the repeats). No. I [...]
3 Ways Leaders Undermine Team Accountability
Today’s post is by Roger Schwarz, author of Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams: How You and Your Team Get Unstuck to Get Results (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Here’s Roger… Do you see accountability problems in your team? Do your team members need to be more accountable? If so, you may be contributing to the [...]
Lead Like Your Mom
No, this isn’t a “your mom” joke post. Today I’ll share some thoughts on how to lead like your mom. I’m picking this topic today because it’s a gift for Mom’s birthday (and it’s cheaper than flowers… have you seen FTD’s prices lately?!?). That’s one of my favorite photos of her over there on the [...]
How to Lead a Meeting
Today’s post is by Erica Bell who is a writer for Business.com. Here’s Erica… The basics of running a meeting, such as letting those attending have enough notice and making sure all the materials are prepared, should be easy to master. However, getting into a meeting and truly leading it isn’t always easy. The truth [...]
How to Deal with Difficult Idea Pitch Panelists
If you’ve ever pitched a business idea in front of a panel, you know there’s always at least one panelist who is a complete pain in the behind. Whether you’re an entrepreneur pitching your new business or a corporate-type pitching a new product idea to an executive committee, you’re always likely to face that one [...]
7 Questions to Ask When Finding a Mentor
Today’s post is by Gwen Stewart of Outbounding.com. Here’s Gwen… It doesn’t matter if you’re a freelancer, a small business owner, a successful entrepreneur or a corporate executive in a Fortune 500 company—a business mentor can often provide you with advice, encouragement, or insight, helping to improve your business skills or ensuring that you stay [...]
If the Pope Can Quit, So Can You
I know a lot of folks who complain about their jobs. They don’t like the work. They don’t like their coworkers. They don’t like their organization’s culture. They feel trapped and stymied by how to make things change. When trapped, they rationalize why they’re staying. Some folks think they’re indispensable to the organization. They’re the [...]
First the Epiphany… then Connected Leadership
Today’s post is by Debbie Nicol, author of Corporate Embers (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Learn more about her at the end of the post. Here’s Debbie… My story is probably not much different from most. Every corporate leader has had an epiphany of one type or another in their lives. It’s what you [...]
How to Differentiate Between Experts and Fraudsters
Warning: this post is a bit of a rant (but does have a story and some practical advice). Does it seem like every day there’s a new pile of “experts” cropping up on every subject imaginable? Social media expert. Blogging expert. Communications expert. Strategy expert. Wingdings font expert. It’s enough to make me gag. Sorry [...]
