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Latest Posts

Communicate more effectively, and affect your bottom line, with a Team Building Plan
July 06, 2009, 7:25 AM
Effective leadership begins with the ability to communicate with many different behavorial styles ...

Time Management Plan
July 01, 2009, 9:55 AM
Being your own boss has its rewards and challenges. Managing your time to increase your profits is critical to the success of any business ...

Cash Gap Solutions
June 12, 2009, 9:40 AM
When strapped for cash as a business owner, there are tactical solutions to bring in cash in the the short term.

Working a Break-Even Plan Can Revive your Business
June 01, 2009, 9:30 AM
When you realistically know what your ‘costs of doing business’ are, you’ll then make more intelligent decisions around expenses and investments into your business.

Do You Have a Strategic Business Plan?
May 21, 2009, 8:25 AM
Creating a roadmap toward profitability is as simple as following a strategic plan.

Entrepreneurs Can Change the World
May 15, 2009, 10:00 AM
Becoming self-sufficient through business ownership is taking off faster that ever...and changing the world we live in.

Are You Focused on the Top 5 Business Dangers?
April 28, 2009, 12:20 PM
Business owners face 5 similar challenges across the board. How these challenges are managed can define success or failure ...

Are you business coach material?
April 13, 2009, 4:15 PM
There are characteristics or skills needed to be successful as a business coach.

The Power of a Business Coach vs. a Consultant
April 02, 2009, 6:55 PM
There are measurable differences in the results you get from a consultant and a business coach.

Partnering with a Business Coach
March 30, 2009, 7:55 AM
How about a partner that brings awareness,education and accountability?



Latest Comments in Business Coaching posts

As a business coach, I work with many different businesses in many different industries. I watched one water treatment company open up new locations while another one is barely hanging on. I see one home improvement company that can't keep up with the business while another goes out of business. I have a janitorial client who has doubled his business in the last four months. Why can some of these businesses thrive while others fail?

I see two trends. First, the thrivers are flexible. They cut costs when revenue goes down, market when times get tough, and hire while the labor market is ripe.

Second, they don't seem to notice how bad it is. They focus on their businesses and ignore the general drift. They avoid the people who dwell on the negative.

In short, they focus on managing their businesses and, when the dust clears, they will accelerate out of the recession and dominate their markets.
By: Mike Byrne on 3/31/09 at 7:12 AM
Look Beyond the Current Recession
Lisa is entirely correct in bring about the fact that "The only person you can control is YOU". But unfortunately our young manager who wants to know what difference we make in an organization feels frustrated because HIS/HER EGO is wanting a recognition or praise for every act that they do. They feel that changing procedures or processes is making a difference. Infact the difference that is most rewarding is the difference in the work atmosphere where evry one feels happy and there is a joy when every employee says, " I am happy that it is Monday & I love to go to work" and not the opposite. Let our young manager feel different to change his mindset.
By: Dr.Arasu on 9/27/08 at 3:22 AM
Your Management Questions #8
I got frustrated with the too-minimal approach Basecamp had, so we've been working in an alternative.

We're about to begin our beta testing. We support more flexible to-dos, with deadlines and costs, printer-friendly pages, visual writeboards, note pages, 3rd party plugins, etc.

In the future we'll be adding time tracking and gannt charts. I feel your experience could help us developing a better solution for the rest of us. If you're interested, just drop me an email: pablo at saiku dot es!
By: Pablo on 9/11/08 at 4:41 AM
Something better than Basecamp?
I think that we get so busy at work and we forget about our posture. I worked at offices where people are using broken old chairs and desks. You can not be productive in a lousy old chair. I started purchasing Ergonomic Chairs for our office and our staff are happier and more productive. I've been purchasing from these guys: www.sitbetter.com They have very good resources also. Bernie ...
By: Bernie on 5/12/08 at 10:17 PM
Interesting Stuff
Hello Lisa, Very good points... Auto response to emails is good option... David. http://www.selfhelpzone.com/ ...
By: david on 8/4/07 at 3:15 AM
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