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Particularly in entrepreneurial and family owned business situations, the pursuit of personal happiness is the key motivator. This article helps business owners learn how they can maximize their happiness through learning about the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ of happiness motivation, ‘the why’ of happiness motivation, and ‘the science’ of it. Read More

Bankruptcies really are like car crashes. Most times with more prudent, careful driving they could be avoided. That is why business owners and company leaders need to think safety first, gain second before they go and take on significant business risk. Here is the argument for why. Read More

Like business commitments, the making and keeping of New Year resolutions is a test of character. This is something too little appreciated today. But it shouldn't be if you want your company to be great. Read why. Read More

If you're interested in how to develop a winning CEO mindset, I recommend you copy key pages from the Matt Barrett management play book if you can. You could learn a lot from how he achieved success at Bank of Montreal in Canada and Barclays Bank in London England. Here's how. Read More

Christmas really is an opportunity time to strengthen the connections that sustain your business and personal life. Don't miss it because you and your business could be much better off if you invest something in your relationships with others. Read More

When everything from wealth to glory is on the line, athletes aren’t the only ones who freeze, choke or come up short. But in business, that shouldn’t and doesn’t have to be 'just the way it is'. There are ways to react and adapt to the stress. Read More

Putting our shock and indignation aside, there's a vital lesson for business people at all levels to learn in Tiger's GiNORMOUS public flame-out this past week. Read More

The key to driving sales and enjoying predictable revenues is in getting ‘the right type of material’ for your sales staff to put through their sales process. However, a key business building question is: what is the best way for any particular company to do lead generation? That is why I put together a poll to find out which approach people find right for their situation: 'shotgun' or 'rifle'? Read More

It seems clear that Clean Tech is a really 'hot' sector today. But how much growth potential is there for companies with mid-sized or better ambitions? And can such companies get financing? Read More

Thinking of selling your business some day? Take time to watch this short, well-done video by John Warrillow on the 7 steps involved. It will give you a 30,000 foot high overview of the process that covers all the major steps. John speaks from experience because he sold Warrillow & Co. to a NASDAQ listed company in 2008 after 12 years of savvy cu Read More