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One of the earliest lessons I learned in business was the impact of buying into a fad. In 1981, Rent-a-Wreck determined that offering used cars for rent instead of new cars could be franchised across the country. With the desire to be my own boss and desperate to leave public accounting, used car rentals seemed like a ground floor opportunity ...
My son-in-law, Brian, met with a mutual friend who previously had been CFO of a well-known, publicly traded company. When I asked Brian how his meeting went, Brian replied, “He shared an idea with me that I will never forget. ‘You are never as important as you think.’” For an older wiser businessman of the stature of this former CFO ...
Did you know that Martin Luther King Jr. was born Michael King? In 1929, Dr. King’s father spent time in Germany admiring the reformer, Martin Luther. This event moved Mr. King and his teenage son to change their names to Martin Luther King and Martin Luther King, Jr. Carrying the name of a great reformer like Martin Luther impacted Dr. ...
In an article by Lean Methods Group, uncertainty is stated as one of businesses biggest challenges. Because of uncertainty, managers tend to hunker down and make decisions with consideration for the short-term, but not the long term issues. We can be certain of the uncertainty in business. Yet, we can be smart to make plans for the long-term, even when ...
This week we’re discussing Carmen Gallo’s three recommendations for developing a pitch for your organization as discussed in the Harvard Business Review. Gallo’s third tip is to “Make sure your team is unified.” For a message to stick, every member on your team should know and regularly speak the same message. When the message is consistently communicated by all, others ...
This week we’re discussing Carmen Gallo’s three recommendations for developing a pitch for your organization as discussed in the Harvard Business Review. Gallo’s second tip is, “Identify one idea you want your audience to remember.” Gallo recommends that you focus on a need of your customer and focus your one idea around that need. For instance, when Apple launched their ...
This week we’re discussing Carmen Gallo’s three recommendations for developing a pitch or promoting your organization. The first tip is “Keep it Short.” Gallo illustrates his point by sharing the pitch that was used to launch Google. The founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, told an investor: “Google organizes the world’s information and makes it universally accessible.” These 10 simple ...
According to molecular biologist, John Medina, the human brain craves meaning more than details. This means, according to Harvard Business Review, that the details will be lost in promoting your organization unless they first hear why your concept is important. For business leaders, your “why” is your pitch or tagline. Carmen Gallo, a Harvard University instructor, has three recommendations for ...
While coaching a young entrepreneur I was reminded of several common mistakes made by new business owners. The fifth mistake I’ve encountered is “poor pricing practices.” Recently, a young web developer was hiring someone to help him. This entrepreneur’s billing rate was only $23 per hour and he was going to pay this new employee $15. I realized my friend ...
While coaching a young entrepreneur I was reminded of several common mistakes made by new business owners. The fourth common mistake I’ve experienced is “inconsistent messaging.” Your core purpose for your business can be presented in many ways to the public. But the best traction comes when you have a core message and it’s used consistently by everyone in your ...
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