Are Your Core Values Off the Wall?

  How to Move Your Company’s Core Values Off the Plaque on the Wall and into Daily Decision Making Part 1 of a 2-part series on making Core Values count in your daily business I was asked to speak to a local college business class recently. The focus was business planning. I discovered that what…

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I Am a Promise

  I am a promise I am a possibility I am a promise with a capital P I am great big bundle of potentiality And I am learning to hear God’s voice And I am trying to make the right choice I am a promise to be anything God wants me to be…

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The Mavidea Bookshelf – The E-Myth Revisited

Book review written by: Brandon Raper, Archduke of Analytics The E-Myth Revisited was written by Michael E Gerber, declared the world’s #1 small business guru by Inc. Magazine. This book is a guide to success for small business owners, but was a major motivator and eye opener for trials and tribulations that I had incurred…

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Small Business Week

  It is not the employer who pays the wages.  Employers only handle the money.  It is the customer who pays the wages. – Henry Ford  In honor of Small Business Week, I thought I would write something unique to small businesses.  As I was thinking about what is positive and special about small businesses,…

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Company Town Hall Meetings

Making it safe to voice opinions and create a stronger culture. Do your employees have a voice? If you feel like they’re happy or satisfied, can you measure it? I often ask CEO’s these questions when we discuss corporate culture. When I’ve inquired if their staff was happy with their culture or excited to come to…

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