Our great city has been all the buzz lately. GQ renamed us, “Nowville.” A recent Gallup Poll distinguished us as one of the “Top Five Regions for Growth.” CNN placed us in their third slot of “Cities Where Startups Thrive.” Forbes included us in their list of cities that are “Getting Smarter the Fastest.” Travel…
It’s 5 o’clock. You’ve had a long day at the office and can’t wait to get home. You rush to the parking lot, leap into your car and gun it to the 1-65 on-ramp. What you see ahead is not pretty. A sea of cars parked across four lanes. The lane to your left starts…
“It’s nothing personal Sonny, it’s strictly business.” Unless you’re Al Pacino’s character in the Godfather, or impersonating Al Pacino’s character in the Godfather, you should never utter those words. If you want to run a successful business and be a successful leader, business must be personal. The only offering that truly sets you apart from…
If you’ve hired correctly, you have a team with the talent to grow your business. Understand what each team member brings to the table and use that! Below is my column “The Comfort Zone is Your Business’s End Zone” which originally appeared in The Tennessean. Read on to learn about growing your business by utilizing team…
I wrote about meetings in a previous blog entitled, “Meetings Suck.” I agree. Meetings do suck—if you do them incorrectly which most business owners and managers are guilty of. But, meetings are necessary to foster alignment. My article below about “Daily Huddles” was originally published in the Tennessean August 23rd. Read it. From 8:33 to…
So many business owners make it all about them. They fail to recognize the bigger picture. As a business owner you have the opportunity to make a huge impact if you realize it’s not about you. It’s about your team members, their families, the community, the economy, our nation, and you could even go as…
If you want to grow your business, you’re going to need great employees. Want great employees? Treat them right! If you read the front page of The Tennessean’s July 12th business section, you came across my full break down. If not, you’re in luck. Here it is. “Bosses Should Appreciate Employees” Business owners spend a…
Simply stated, think bigger than you are now and create system/processes to support bigger.
I recently had the pleasure of attending Aptify’s (a tech company that specializes in association management) management planning retreat. I helped their management team identify ways to implement “Rockefeller Habits” into their company in order to achieve their business goals. Since the retreat, I’m honored to say their VP of Customer Care has started a…
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