Riches vs. Wealth – the big lie. I was stunned when I heard it – “Next summer is our 30th anniversary, and I’m planning a full two-weeks off work to …
And the SBA is non-responsive. In April I shared Why Small Business is Fed Up With Government – both sides are addicted to “big”. That addiction ...
While in the Congo I met with people and led workshops in the highest levels of government and business. We talked about how to take the 2nd poorest c ...
The objective of every small business owner should be to do as little managing and as much leading as possible. We think good leaders should be highly ...
Success is a positive thing. Those who find joy in business have a clear vision for significance, believe they can actually get there, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, are running toward something, ...
Why would anyone want to be known as a “thought leader” – for thinking? Thinkers are rarely leaders, so why do we use that term to identify people we believe ...
Quitting process, not hiring process. How small businesses hire people is largely broken. We turned our hiring process into a quitting process. It works a lot better that way. We ...
This article re-printed with permission from Chuck Blakeman. You never get all 3. Building a business is 20% science and 80% art, and yet all the business schools, the SBA, ...
Re-printed with permission from Chuck Blakeman! Yield per hour. Why don’t we get off the treadmill? Because we’re asking the wrong question. When we do things, we are usually asking ...
The velocity of the dollar. Macro capitalism has given micro-capitalism a bad name. The purpose of capitalism is to create the velocity of the dollar locally – everyone prospers. Big ...