January 2012

Benefits of A Business Coach

January 29, 2012

Are you an entrepreneur or executive who’s working hard to be a success, yet you haven’t quite found the right formula? Are you puzzled by where you’re faltering in your career, because you can’t put your finger on the problem? If you’ve been frustrated in your professional performance, perhaps you need to make a change. [...]

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Social Entrepreneurs Measure Success Differently

January 29, 2012

(reprint of Dag Nybo’s column for the Austin Business Journal) There’s a breed of entrepreneurs who have big dreams like any other entrepreneur but who seek returns on their investments that are bigger than their bottom lines. Meet Erine Gray and his brainchild, Aunt Bertha. Read the Entire Article in the ABJ Entrepreneur

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4 Steps to RAMP Your Business

January 22, 2012

Business development and growth are not as hard as they sound. We can start growing today, regardless of where we are. If we are losing money, making money but feeling stagnant or growing but overworked, it may be time to re-evaluate. No sense letting ourselves or our business live in the proverbial fishbowl… that’s frustrating. [...]

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Managing Your Employees – 3 Strategies for Success

January 19, 2012

Most of my clients struggle with some aspect of managing their employees . Two common complaints are, “Most of my employees under-perform” and “I’ve tried every communication strategy in the book, but none of them work.” We don’t have to employ the Steve Jobs People Management Strategy to succeed. In most cases, we don’t want [...]

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3 Ways to Make Every Year The Best Yet

January 1, 2012

2011 is past us and I am still waiting to find someone with anything positive to say about the last 12 months. For me, it wasn’t the best year, but it also wasn’t the worst. My business grew, I worked many hours (as is expected as a small business owner) and I had many wonderful [...]