Once again having the privilege of joining Jim Blasingame on his internet radio program this morning, have been thinking about patterns among the small business owners with whom I work. Most got fit during the last cycle. So for those with some wind still in the sails, they are rifle-shot opportunists. A restaurant group is […]
Saturday, August 4, 2012
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Olympic Coach for CEOs and Entrepreneurs? I view Olympic competition with an additional lens from others: that of coach. The variation in real-time team coaching during the games seems very wide: from those who encourage their athletes when they are struggling (e.g., Liang Chow and Mihai Brestyan with Aly Raisman, U.S. gymnast) to those who […]
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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Inside the CEO – Insights into Negotiating with Customer One of my clients who is a global service provider described a negotiation he just had with a long-standing customer who is experiencing financial difficulties. These difficulties potentially represent an opportunity for my client to take the relationship to a new level (co-investment in a project? […]
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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Small Business Owner as Strategist Small business may be the job engine of the economy, but owners are not always accorded the respect they deserve. Take the idea that they are tactical and not very good at strategy. Here is a reminder that many are as good or better than their large corporation counterparts at […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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