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1. Eat the worm – Do the thing you don’t want to do first. When you think about the things you have to do today, what tasks are there that you find yourself already drained just thinking about them – Cold calling potential customers; Addressing an employee issue;  Completing that detailed proposal?  We all have [...]

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Here’s How to Fix it!

On July 31, 2011 By Byron

Often times in our businesses it is easier for us to identify when our processes are not working than it is to know how to make them work better. It is not uncommon for people to struggle trying to fix their internal processes. If this sounds like you, checkout the Process Analysis Table below. This [...]

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“Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. “ – Ambrose Bierce It has been said that we live in the age of the microwave oven – we want everything to happen now. The problem that I see in most small businesses is that everything does happen now – the phone rings, an employee [...]

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Check out my four-part series on how to change your business and/or your life.  Learn how to get a change started and how to sustain the change overtime.  Listen to our pod-casts via the Internet or download the shows and take them with you on the go. Part I – An overview of Change.  Why [...]

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Conduct a SWOT Analysis!

On May 29, 2011 By Byron

Strategies emerge out of a deep understanding of your company’s place in its current and anticipated operating environment.  The SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) Analysis is an excellent tool to help complete this assessment. The left side of the analysis focuses on your company from an internal perspective.  These are areas in which you [...]

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