Last week I attended HubSpot's 2013 Inbound Conference in Boston, MA. I learned so many things that my head is still spinning, but I think that the biggest takeaway from the week for me was this [...]
If you won a free 30 day vacation to Fiji, could you leave tonight? 99.9% of business owners would have to pass up this vacation of a lifetime simply because their organization is too dependent upon [...]
As business owners and managers, we are always searching for ways to improve our business. But too often, we spend an enormous amount of time putting out the fire of the day or hour and not [...]
In our lives we all struggle with achieving our goals. Sometimes we are not specific enough, it "took too long", or the goals were completely unrealistic. SMART goals are the best way to create goals that are achievable. [...]
1. What are the leading Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in this business? Many CEO’s try to manage their business by only reviewing their P&L. This is a disaster in the making, it would be akin to [...]
We live in a time where information is at our fingertips like never before. The question up for debate is whether access to all of this information is a blessing or a curse. Currently, many business [...]
"To reach a port, we must sail—Sail, not tie at anchor—Sail, not drift." ~ Franklin Roosevelt Where is your business? Are you at anchor, adrift, or sailing? If you’re sailing, do you have a port in [...]
A monthly sales chart, when utilized properly, will tell you how your monthly sales stack up to other months within the time period. Tracking your sales numbers is a great way to evaluate how seasonality affects [...]
