Trends can be very difficult to recognize or predict early on. In the early days of MySpace and Facebook, who would have predicted it to be the start of a multi-billion dollar industry? Whether you’re on board or not, industry trends will take you in directions you have no control over. Trends are like waves […]
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William Vanderbloemen, President/CEO, Vanderbloemen Search Group In March of 2010, I left my job, my wife and I put our life savings on the table, and we started a business. We were committed to building it from scratch – debt-free and with no venture capital. Our new business – a search firm serving churches –
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This year my clients have made enormous gains, some hiring top performers into key positions; others executing demanding strategies; everyone challenging the ordinary. But not everything happened seamlessly. Here’s what my clients taught me this year: 1. Most clients don’t lose to the competition; they lose to the status quo. Fear of change, an unwillingness
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Richard S. Weissman, President, The Learning Experience® During the most recent economic downturn, I learned that tough times provide unparalleled opportunities for companies to grow, and learned lessons that can catapult success in any business during any economic climate. Utilizing this information, I was able to ensure the growth of my national early childhood education franchise, The Learning
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At this year’s strategic planning meeting, the CEO of a small automotive parts supplier was feeling optimistic. “We’re on a path to double revenues within five years,” said Jane. “Finally, we’ll have the resources to do things right.” She and the team had been struggling to keep their demanding customers satisfied on a shoestring budget.
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Fred J. Conforti, Beyond Goals…Beyond LEAN In over thirty years of starting, managing, growing, buying, and selling companies, along with a decade of consulting for more than a dozen companies, I have observed and catalogued the attributes that are most problematic for an enterprise to be successful. Any one of these shortcomings alone is not so
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One of the most impactful areas to create a radical shift in business growth and results is to be able to distinguish between “what you are doing” each day (i.e., work deliverables) and “who you are being” as a leader. All businesses are results oriented, but what is it that makes one business more successful
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Ben Straughan, Partner, Perkins Coie Perhaps few times for an emerging growth company present more risk than the transition of a founder/CEO to “employee” status. This often happens later in the startup life cycle, when a company has funding and/or sales traction. The difference between a smooth and rocky transition can represent the difference between the
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Nell Merlino, CEO of Count Me In Economists are predicting a year of economic growth for the U.S. economy but competition is tough for American businesses, especially for small businesses competing against a sea of big box competitors. It’s important to note that many of today’s small businesses are owned and operated by women. They
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Wain Kellum, CEO, Vocalocity I have been fortunate enough to have been the CEO of six fast-growth companies, and I have worked with or served thousands of other businesses. I have learned that every business has many things that make it unique, but the one thing all businesses have in common is that they could benefit
