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The cost of unmotivated people

What is the cost of unmotivated people making poor decisions, with bad attitudes, sloppy about managing the resources in your business, on your projects? A lot. According to Michael Mankins, co-author of “Time, Talent, Energy: Overcome Organizational Drag and...

How words affect business success

“It doesn’t really matter what I say as long as things get done!” Ah, yes, now, let’s take a minute to think about how words affect business success and getting things done. First let’s back up and talk about decisions and what drives...

Avoid these 5 sad excuses we use to ignore leadership development

Did you know to be effective, it is imperative to avoid these 5 sad excuses we use to ignore leadership development? It turns out foundational leadership skills insure you improve performance on key metrics or stats of your performance in your business and job. They...

5 fundamentals of business management

Did you know people who aspire to be better managers, continually sharpen their skills in the fundamentals of business management? According to David Shedd’s post in “Business Insider,” the fundamentals of business management that “drive...

Time to work on the business – 7 key signs it's time

You’ve no doubt heard the importance to take time to work on the business rather than always working in the business. If you haven’t heard this, it’s an important concept for any business person to tackle. Working in the business only leads to fire...

5 must dos to continue improving leadership skills

Business is great, why continue improving leadership and management skills? To insure you don’t fall into crisis mode or find yourself floating along. So you are ready when the right opportunity presents itself. And you can be prepared when something not so good...