Have you been Hijacked? Imagine a recent conversation with your new boss. She reviews a presentation you are going to make next week. And she says, “I don’t like it. You can do better.” And she walks away. What she does not know is that over the last several years…
First let’s revisit Bill the Barber. It was time for a hair cut today. Checking in with Bill and his business, things are picking up. He has filled another chair. I know why – He shared this story about another customer. The customer told him, “Bill I’ll bet you have had customers disappear and…
I have been giving a lot of thought recently to the role of intentions in business. I believe they are one of the keys to our long-term success. Most companies are started with an intention to deliver something better or to solve a problem that has not been solved. As…
The purpose of this blog is to help you on your journey from strive to Thrive. While the name may seem long, it captures the essence that there are things that are hard to measure – culture, values, attitudes – yet they make a measurable, and immeasurable, difference in life and results.
When I first got started in selling, I mean really started, I had a boss named Jon. Jon’s motto was that if weren’t a little nervous in a sales call you weren’t working hard enough. What he was trying to instill was the need to stretch always for the bigger…
Ten years ago, I moved back to Denver. At the same time, a new shopping center opened up behind my office with a Barbershop. Being convenient, this became my shop. I happened to get Bill as my Barber; he is the owner. Now in this center, we have seen restaurants;…
