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4 Smart Rules for When You’re Face to Face The power of human expression and poignant feedback is often far more meaningful than spreadsheet data. The next time you have the chance, you should pull a...
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Recently, I was lucky enough to steal away on a mega-long weekend, five whole days in Mexico. It’s a quick trip for us west coasters. We stay at our favorite resort, which in our opinion has the best...
View ArticleCEO Survival Guide: 30 Days to a Better Life
I was recently asked by an MBA class what were the top recommendations I would make to business owners, CEOs, and new entrepreneurs looking to make the most of their time. Whittling it down to just a...
View ArticleLeadership Playbook: 3 Ways to Coach, Not Criticize, Employees
Most entrepreneurs hate giving their employees feedback on how they’re doing. As a result, they do this once a year in the form of employee performance reviews, or, at worst, they avoid the process...
View ArticleWhy You Should Front-Load Your Weekly Work Schedule
Weekends, ideally, provide you the opportunity to catch up on sleep, get some needed social and family time, and generally recharge your batteries. With that in mind, you might want to consider really...
View Article7 Things Great Entrepreneurs Know
Leadership is not in your DNA. There is no genetic code for becoming a chief executive or a business owner. We’re all born with a clean slate, more or less. What happens next – your childhood, your...
View ArticleThe Entrepreneur’s Secret Weapon: Persistence.
For nearly a year with next to no luck, General Ulysses S. Grant tried to crack the defenses of Vicksburg, a city perched high on the cliffs of the Mississippi critical to the Confederacy’s...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs Should Finish These Tasks Before 2015 Arrives
There are some urgent end-of-year tasks all entrepreneurs should take care of. Make sure you don’t drop the ball so you can go into 2015 refreshed and right on track. Here are a few 2014 tasks to...
View ArticleSteps to Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur
Succeeding as an entrepreneur takes hard work and persistence because, unfortunately, there is no business-startup fairy who magically bestows success on small businesses and their owners. Most...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Personal Credit Score
Your personal credit score is more important than you think. Your three-digit personal score gives you the ability to get approved for a mortgage, car loan, or any other high priced purchase. If you’re...
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