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It's tricky to build up your business. Whether it's your first business or whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur, it is nice to have some basic guidelines to go by. In this post, I lay down the law! These are the 10 Commandments of business building. Read More

Making inspiration is really quite simple. You’ll need some Conscientiousness, Why, Belief in Change, and Authenticity.
Apple inspires customers to buy their products. Let’s look at how they have put the recipe into action:
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TED Talks Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its s Read More

Walter Oelwein: Public feedback is when managers try to solve performance problems by addressing their entire organization at once. I make the case that doing this a) does not change the behavior of the one needing to change and b) could make worse the behavior of those who are already performing c Read More

The curse: One time I stayed at the salon until four o’clock in the morning to decorate and make sure everything was perfect for our ‘Blue Hawaiian Weekend’. If you are striving for excellence, where does it stop? Read More

Jumping from one to another actually makes your marketing more complex instead of simpler, not to mention the time and/or money it takes. To take any confusion out of the decision here are a few questions to ask yourself before you dump what you are currently doing for another tactic: Read More

We have a saying at my company: We like to see managers get "bloodied up a bit” before moving them into more prominent leadership roles. If we believe someone has management potential, we will intentionally put him in a situation where he will encounter extreme conflict, opposition, or just plain ambiguity (which in and of itself can be very stressful) Read More

The plot:

* scenario 1: new managers are not being challenged enough at work and change jobs often (due to lack of suitable training)

* scenario 2: quickly promoted managers may lack emotional competencies that would enable them to be effectively part of a team and create organizational change Read More

A few weeks ago a friend of mine was told to take his blog down, or risk termination from his place of employment. His blog had nothing to do with his job. Read More

Specifically, WDYWFT is for “anyone who works in management or carries the responsibility of leading, scheduling and supervising employees.”

The site consists of groups, forums, chat rooms, a management-oriented wiki dictionary, and a collection of articles, blogs, Q&As, and other useful resources Read More