How much is your product or service worth?
Every once and a while I come across a small business person who in my opinion appears to be under pricing what they are selling. Sometime ago this happened when I went to buy a gift for my wife. I …
Did you know that a recent Yahoo survey indicated some very important information for your business?
The question asked in the survey was – What is your preferred way to stay informed on Canada’s federal election campaign? The responses were Television – 17%, Newspapers – 5%, On-line news sites – 18%, On-line social networks – 2%, …
How fast should you communicate to others?
This was a concern for a client of mine recently regarding a radio ad. The company is from the southern United States and he believed that in a 30 second ad you should not have that many words. I questioned …
Do you really understand how you can be influenced by a question?
If you are still reading, you have proved my point. The other day I took part in an on-line survey. What surprised me was how slanted or directed to the way the organization wanted the questions answered. To give you …
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Do you know how to keep your employees happy?
At least one of the readers of this blog will state; ‘They are lucky to have a job.’ Whereas the majority of you will state; ‘Tell me more.’ First of all, the ones that think that their employees are ‘lucky’ …
Would your clients miss you, if you weren’t around any more?
If your company was to close today, would your customers miss you or your company? This is especially true if you have provided a service. Are you doing a good job of reminding your clients of the value you provide? …
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Do you know how to learn through action?
Yesterday in my blog I wrote about ‘learning through action’, it is based loosely on the Scientific Method. I write that because it is built on asking yourself questions after you’ve completed some action. First of all you review what …
Are you a person of action?
I hope you said ‘yes’ to that, as if you didn’t you are probably watching things happen. The biggest challenge in business is paradoxical though. We know that actions gets results, but the challenge is that too many times we …
What is the life-blood of your organization?
I ask this question because at times businesses you will try to do anything in order to survive. While survival is key to any business, doing activities that take you away from your core message will hurt your business in …
The other day a family friend asked me to review a resume.
It was the typical resume; her name at the top and her qualifications and skills followed along with her professional experience and volunteer work. My first thought was this resume was just cold hard facts. As a business owner I …
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