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Three Qualities, Part I
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Loafing
Whether they realize it or not, people follow the boss’s example before ...
Leadership and Management
Flying Coach
Ever so subtly we can find ourselves in a defensive position, protecting...
Leadership and Management
Island Vacations
Just as vacations experience their own version of middle age, businesses...
Leadership and Management
Competing Too Much
If you’re like most business owners you’re probably hardwired to be comp...
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Enlarged Hearts
Owning a business means having to make lots of decisions—some easy and s...
Leadership and Management
Business Lessons From The Dinner Table, Part V
The discussion centered on the lessons the older owners had learned grow...
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Business Lessons From The Dinner Table, Part IV
Perhaps the most important lesson those dinner time jobs taught us was t...
Leadership and Management
Business Lessons From The Dinner Table, Part III
Putting others first includes being interested in them as people and not...
Leadership and Management
Business Lessons From The Dinner Table, Part II
It’s important to never lose sight of the outside influences that led to...
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Most of the problems small businesses experience have more to do with the business owner's behaviors than they do with markets, competitors, or having the right processes in place. This is because small businesses are reflections of their owners and frequently take on the owner's behavioral characteristics.
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People are one of the few remaining, reliable sources of sustainable, competitive advantage. Competitors will copy marketing strategies, and technology and process advantages will fade over time, but having the best people for your organization will turn customers into raving fans, allowing you to have a more enjoyable ride as you achieve your goals.
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