Jerry Osteryoung
Jerry Osteryoung is a consultant to businesses—he has directly assisted over 3,000 firms. He is the Jim Moran Professor of Entrepreneurship (Emeritus) and Professor of Finance (Emeritus) at Florida State University. He was the founding Executive Director of the Jim Moran Institute and served in that position from 1995 through 2008. His latest book, coauthored with Tim O’Brien, “If You Have Employees, You Really Need This Book,” is a bestseller on Amazon. Email Jerry @ jerry.osteryoung@gmail.com
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Eliminate Your To-Do List
“We are preoccupied with time. If we could learn to love space as deeply as we are now obsessed with time, we might discover a new meaning in the phrase to live like men.” ~Edward…
Empowerment for Your Staff
Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than…
Rewarding Customer Loyalty Pays Dividends
There is a big difference between a satisfied customer and a loyal customer. ~ Shep Hyken When first starting a business, your focus is trying to attract customers by offering products and services they want….
Watch Out for Burnout
“I wish I could go back and tell myself that not only is there no trade-off between living a well-rounded life and high performance, performance is actually improved when our lives include time for renewal,…
Evaluate All Your Products and Services Each Year
“Cut your losses and let your profits run.” ~Proverb Many businesses fall into the trap of assuming that products or services generating great sales revenue are also profitable. Truthfully, you cannot tell which products and…
The Line Between Being Nice and Being Fair
If you cannot be grateful for what you have received, then be thankful for what you have been spared. ~Yiddish Proverb So many managers I work with confuse being nice with being fair. Being nice…
Perseverance with Knowledge is the Key to Success
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.” ~Wilbur Wright I cannot overstate how important perseverance is when starting and running a business. However, to be truly successful and reap…
Make It Easy for Customers to Buy Your Products and Services
“Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.” ~Mark Cuban Buying online can be very easy or it can be very difficult. On…
Manners Still Matter
Manners are of more importance than laws. ~Edmund Burke Not too many people I know talk about the importance of manners, but here goes… Good manners can make a big difference in your business or…
Akrasia May Be Holding You Back!
First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end. ~Aristotle So…