Five Lessons from the Five Friends Business Summit
Didn't make it to the Summit? Find out a few of the ideas you missed. Were you there? Here a a few key ideas to remember.
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Nov, 2016
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Oct, 2016
Three Ways Your Business Sabotages Long-Term Success
Your business will probably not last forever. Fifty percent of start-up businesses fail within the first five years. The average lifespan of a Fortune 500 company is only 40 to 50 years. S&P 500 companies [...]
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Oct, 2016
One Struggle Organizations Face Today
Want to know about the struggles facing organizations today? The Five Friends share their what they are seeing in the marketplace.
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Sep, 2016
Companies that are Getting It Wrong Today
What companies are getting it wrong today? More important, what can you learn from them? The Five Friends share their ideas.
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Aug, 2016
Six Choices to Flourish in the Future
Being in any type of business today can feel like standing in the path of an on-coming tornado. The fear of being devoured by the unrelenting wind is real. You think your only hope is [...]
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Jun, 2016
Is Passion Really What We Need to Succeed?
If you want to succeed, you have to be passionate about your work. It has to be true. Motivational speakers around the globe say so. The prestigious consulting firm Deloitte quantified it in a report [...]
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May, 2016
Leading Without a Common Why
You’ve heard it for years—a clear, compelling, and shared purpose is the driving force for building and sustaining a high-performing organization. It provides the “why” that serves as the North Star guiding every action and [...]
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Apr, 2016
One Thing Every Entrepreneur Should Remember
The Five Friends weigh in with lessons that every entrepreneur should never forget. These lessons apply if you own a business, run a business, or manage a team within a business. [...]
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Mar, 2016
Persistent Resilience: It’s a Matter of Head and Heart
Sooner or later you will have to choose—do you take an action that is painful, or do you suffer an even worse consequence by doing nothing? In your business, it could be the choice to [...]
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Mar, 2016
What Makes You Relevant?
Intelligent machines replacing humans in the workplace is no longer science fiction. Research from McKinsey & Company reports that as much as 45 percent of the individual work activities can be accomplished with artificial intelligence, [...]
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Feb, 2016
What Keeps Us Slow When We Want to Be Faster?
This message has been around for years: Speed is essential to flourish in a world where past success only ensures that you used to be relevant. Your organization needs to be faster to market, quicker [...]
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Jan, 2016
Seven Ways to Make Your Business Better This Year
If you want your business to be better, there are areas that will have to be different. If you want things to be different, you will have to change. For most businesses, the challenge to [...]
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Dec, 2015
Reflecting On Your Results
The end of the year is always hectic. You are wrapping up last minute obligations, projects, and probably gifts. Spending time with family and friends is, no doubt, on your To Do list. And, you [...]
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Nov, 2015
Why Disrupt When You Can Create?
Have you ever head an idea and immediately thought, “That is brilliant!” It recently happened to me as I was emceeing an awards event for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The award was Entrepreneur of [...]
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Nov, 2015
How to Keep Your Business from Being Uberized
Are you afraid of being Uberized? You should be. Uber, Airbnb, and Lyft aren’t just the poster children for the Sharing Economy; they represent the continuation of a truth that is as old as civilization: [...]