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Your Business Is An Art…

A lot of time when I hear discussions about art and artists, I think a little bit is lost…because entrepreneurs, business leaders, and others that work in business, government, and non-profits are just as much artists as the actors, dancers, or painters we label with that term. In the end, the true measure of art […]

Is Your Marketing Effective?

Here is the thing…when you are in a business services company, you are really in the business of marketing. Here is why: no matter how awesome your services, if you have no customers….you don’t have a business. In my work and mentoring, I try to highlight this concept over and over. I am sure if […]

How Can You Make A Difference?

One of the great things that has come out of the Internet and other endeavors like training for a marathon while raising money for a charity is that more people are thinking about ways in which they can make a difference. For the people that are wondering and haven’t made the jump, I wanted to […]

There Is More Desire To Conform Now…

Even when our society needs us to break the molds. Sitting at a conference table recently, a conversation broke out about the need for more “competent” people…and from my perspective, that is the bare minimum that we should be getting, not something we should be hoping for. Our institutions and our organizations don’t need competence, […]

I’m not buying the Rent-A-Center/Captain America Buy-In

I’m probably not Rent-A-Center’s target audience…but I am not buying into the connection between Captain America and Rent-A-Center.

Your Social Media Profiles Aren’t Your Brand…

I love it when I talk to someone and they tell me they are “totally growing their brand through social media.” I try not to laugh at them…but it is hard. Here’s the thing, social media is an input…that means, more simply, it is a tool for you to increase your reach and for you […]

Don’t Cut To Grow…

I’m pretty frugal. Having gotten that out of the way, I want to tell you one thing that you should know for sure…you can’t cut your way to great growth. So if you are operating a business, you need to not just look at cutting costs, you need to look at ways to increase the […]