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 [...]
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 [...]
A Little Leadership for Your Listening Pleasure
I love to talk – especially when it’s speaking with bright people who ask great questions. I’ve been fortunate enough lately to speak about leadership and life with a couple of great guys. What’s in that for you are a couple of interviews and conversations about leadership I know you’ll enjoy. First, I spoke with [...]
Best of thoughtLEADERS 2012: A 55 Gallon Drum of Awesomesauce
This year is almost over so it’s time for the year in review list of the BEST posts we’ve published in 2012. It’s time for the 2012 edition of The Figgies (here are the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions). This is an annual event here at the thoughtLEADERS Blog. Here’s how it goes: this list [...]
12 Great Leadership Gifts
IT’S CYBER MONDAY PEOPLE! THE WHOLE INTERNET IS ON SALE TODAY FOR 93% OFF! Okay. Maybe not 93% but there are tons of deals to be had. Holiday time is just around the corner and my guess is now that you’ve recovered from your turkey and football-induced food coma, you’re realizing you had better get [...]
Solve Your Customer’s Problem if You Want the Sale
Everyone has goals these days. The one that causes more disconnects than any other is a sales goal. It’s a number to hit (either units or dollars or both – the better ones are actually measured in profit dollars rather than revenue dollars). They’re problematic because by their very nature they get a salesperson to [...]
5 Answers to 5 Key Entrepreneurial Questions
Entrepreneurs have a ton of questions. Sometimes it’s hard to find straight answers to them. To close that gap, below I’ve shared five of the most common questions I hear from entrepreneurs. I’ve also shared my thoughts on some direct answers to those questions. So whether you’re thinking about starting a business, already run a [...]
The Difference Between Talkers and Doers
I love The Boondock Saints movies (the first two are awesome and I can’t wait for the third one to come out). They’re about two Irish brothers who are the baddest vigilantes you’ve ever seen (anyone who says a prayer in Latin before putting a cap in someone is elevated in the vigilante-dom pantheon). One [...]
If You Want to Sell Better, Speak English
Don’t worry – this isn’t some rant about English being the official language of the U.S. It’s a rant about using plain, simple language to get people to want to learn more about your business and purchase your products or services. I’m currently a judge for The Big Awards where companies compete to be named [...]
