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Becky McCary of Small Biz Survival, said the following about my interview with her: "Thank you @Lyceum for a thoughtful interview about small towns, tourism, and even blogs." I look forward to your feedback! If you have tips on future guests and topics, please send me a note. Read More

“If you don’t like change, you’ll like irrelevance even less.” US Army General and ex-Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki

Change is relentless. There’s no stopping it. Embrace it! Read More

A joyless, pessimistic, or even realist sales manager does nothing to encourage the optimistic fighting spirit a sales force needs to win. Read More

While visiting The Ford Story in preparation for an upcoming project I came across their Rules for Ford Social Media Engagement. (Found at the bottom of their Read More

I like to think of things in threes. It seems that my brain more readily learns and retains three things at a time. Three is a mystical number that shows up in the Bible and fairy tales too, so there must be something to it! Read More

When thinking about updating or creating a website, the first thing most business owners do is consult with a web designer. While this is advisable as good design attracts the eye, the business owner must not forget the words that are used on a website. Read More

Many sales people see labour Day as just the last long weekend of the summer. The ones who consistently deliver see it as an opportunity to celebrate the labour they put into winning. Read More

A comment on one of my recent posts about forecasting really got me thinking. Here’s the comment, “Managers, grow a backbone. Hold your people accountable and stop accepting excuses.” My knee-jerk reaction was violent agreement. Read More

The small business owner (or free-lancer) is often the sole person responsible for time management, tasks, projects, deadlines, paperwork and what seems like five million other responsibilities that can have a tendency... Read More

As a cash-strapped small business owner, I had to come up with creative ways of promoting my business. And by creative, I mean free :) And no, this is not going to be another post on how to use Twitter, Facebook... Read More