Posts Tagged ‘Focus’
The “Voices in Our Ears”
I have to confess a weakness to spy/thriller movies. They are great Saturday evening fun. On “date night,” I try to encourage my wife we should see one, she usually finds something else. The cool/high tech spies, often, have an earpiece. There is always someone at “control,” telling them what’s happening, advising there is a…
Read MoreMantras, with Dana Wilde
Dana Wilde shared her many Facebook quotes and mantras on this Cash Flow Show Radio broadcast. As you are building your business, focus only on your successes. Focus only on what is going right with your business. If you do this, your brain will help you to see even more successes and you will gain momentum, which makes building a business…
Read More3 Interview Questions Small Businesses Need to Start Asking Candidates
What was one of the biggest challenges facing small businesses in 2017? According to a report from the 2017 American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor, it isn’t keeping current business nor is it cash flow concerns. The number one challenge to growth — at 26% — is finding and investing in the right staff. The good…
Read More7 Simple Tips for Better Focus During the Day
Thanks to the millions of distractions provided by work, the internet, social media, and your personal life, we now struggle with everything from safe driving to completing a simple task to remembering something important, according to CNN. However, that does not mean that distraction needs to dominate your days. If you could benefit from greater…
Read More4 Immediate Improvements Every Startup Can Make
It is like they say—a thousand startups, a thousand different problems. And then some. Every startup has its own problems and thinking there is a formula that could fix all of them would be foolish. That being said, there are always a few tweaks that can be made which will make any startup function better…
Read MoreNarrow Your Focus
As you begin to look to at your marketing plan for the coming year, I’d like to suggest you adopt a theme of “narrow and deep” for your marketing and even your business model. In other words, narrow your focus. What do I mean by that? For some reason, business owners and leaders struggle with the idea of specializing.…
Read MoreHow Do You Focus Your Team for Action?
How do you get your team to focus and move forward effectively? A fellow CEO recently told me of her method of assuring positive movement within her team. She holds a weekly meeting of her direct reports, and asks them to find three important but actionable items for the group to work on if not…
Read MoreYou Need to Understand the Business Principle of Displacement
Imagine a bucket of water full to the brim, on a table, right next to a phone and a computer. Now take a brick and drop it into that bucket. Imagine what happens. Water splashes out, right? And that’s probably bad for that phone and computer next to it. Business Principle of Displacement That simple…
Read MoreHow Much Do You Focus on Your Customers’ Needs and Wants?
Do you know your customers’ needs and wants? No, I mean really know their needs and wants? It appears that 38% of marketers find this their number-one challenge, regardless of company size or industry. According to the newly released global report, The 2016 Digital Marketer from Experian, “Customer-centric brands are shifting the way they think about “customers” or “consumers”…
Read MoreThe Power of Three: Solving Critical Issues
Let’s say you have been told by your board, by your chairman, CEO, or direct leader to solve three problems you identify and report back within a month showing progress—or that you have solved these three. First, you’d worry that this is an artificial way to focus management. Why three? Why now? After a short moment,…
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