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Management Article November 2007 [A Key to Great Achievement: Effective Delegation] You’re only one person, and you are going to need more folks pulling on the oars. Delegate. As owners, we tend to be possessive of our idea. After all, it was our brainchild, right? The problem is that many owners make the mistake of…
Management Article Oct. 2007 [The Key Question When Employees Don’t Have the Faith to Follow] You’ve got to be collaborative, and surround yourself with people that are smarter than you, or can or will do what you cant or wont. What will you do, or what do you do when your employees, some of whom…
Management Article September 2007 – Bill and Joe: Two View of Risk Taking For Growth Are you willing to take risks to grow your business? If you want to leverage yourself in order to reach a higher income or grow your business, you’ll have to take risks. If you don’t want mediocrity, you are going…
A Tale of Two Management Styles Management Article – August 2007 Over the last few installments of this series, we have considered some of the ingredients necessary for business success. As I travel to speak and consult, I run into businesspeople of every description, but I also run in to people who believe that business…
The Success Habit Management Article July 2007 How many times do we see business owners looking out the window or at their watch while impatiently waiting for the time to justify their exit? Why come in late or leave early if your ambition is to excel? Those who are always looking for excuses not to…
Management Article – Time: Every Business Person’s Most Precious Resource June 2007 I use even the smallest bits of time. I’m such a fanatic about it that I have been known to talk on my cell phone while using the men’s room. Though that may seem funny, I do it because I feel compelled to…
Management Article – Light Bulbs, Your Check Engine Light, and A Brighter Future Last month we talked about passion, and how being passionate can make being in business more rewarding than any job ever could be! An enduring passion for the work on the part of the owners, managers, and employees makes a huge difference…
Management Article – Love What You Do –Then You Don’t Have a Job Today’s sacrifice is tomorrow’s gain. We’ve all heard that a hundred times. It’s a cliché. You have to sacrifice today for a bigger tomorrow. How does it apply to your current situation? Do you really want to do what you’re doing? Do…
Management Article February 2007 – It’s Just Not Fair, Ron! I understand the implications of environmental issues, but it sounds like some recyclers believe that their business is suffering as a result. Their position is that because government officials enforce environmental laws in a lax way many yards choose to operate illegally. These illegal operators…
Management Article December 2006 -How prepared are you? Part 1 of 2 This thoughtful, two-part article was written by Tammy Sturgeon. Recently I lost my mother to a lung disease that we had never heard of. She passed 2 ½ weeks after her diagnosis. Before her diagnosis, she was a vibrant, healthy 68 year-old woman. …