For a few years now, Jim Blasingame and I have shared stories, insights and practical suggestions for survival of small business in tough times. He should be your fave for an unlimited supply of helpful ideas for your business. Go to: http://blog.smallbusinessadvocate.com/management-fundamentals/small-business-economic-challenges and also to the home page of smallbusinessadvocate.com Please let me know how […]
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Kate Zernike (Never Let Them See You Sweat, New York Times, November 30, 2008) has written an important and timely article on leadership. In brief, she reports that the “uncommon” calm, confident manner you see in Barack Obama is only partly genetic, partly the result of experience (challenges, setbacks, recovery and learning). And she points […]
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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I mentioned my Vistage CEO Group in my radio interview with Jim Blasingame of the Small Business Advocate. I made two suggestions that I omitted from the last post: (1) go to the vistage.com website and see the articles on surviving the economic crisis and search for Q2 Confidence Index and (2) go to smallbusinessadvocate.com […]
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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Funny how a deadline focuses the mind. I had a conversation this morning with Jim Blasingame, radio host and an incredibly valuable source of knowledge and insight for small business. Preparing for what is always a lively and challenging interview made me extract the juice from brainstorming sessions with my clients and Vistage CEO Group […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Saturday, December 27, 2008
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