Why We Do What We Do
Ever wondered why and how people who do what I do for a living approach their career? The Five Friends are here to answer that question in this week's video blog. Enjoy! [...]
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Jan, 2016
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Jan, 2016
Resistance Is Your Friend
There is always one. Often there are several. You know…the ones who resist every change. If you are lucky, they adopt a neutral wait and see position. More likely, they find the most inconvenient time [...]
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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
Will Your New Year’s Resolutions Be More Than Talk?
Most of the talk about New Year’s Resolutions is just that – talk. Despite all of our good intentions, most people won’t achieve their goals for the coming year. Research released by the University of [...]
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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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Dec, 2015
Connect with People Where They Are To Create Buy-In for Change
Imagine this: An email arrives from the Chief Executive Officer of your company with the following message: It is no secret that the past few years have been a struggle. Our competitors are buying market [...]
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Nov, 2015
How to Wrap Up 2015
From Larry Winget: Most reach the end of the year and look back to do some evaluation. If you haven’t done that yet, do it now. Seriously, stop right now and look back at the [...]
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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: [...]
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Oct, 2015
Four Changes That Make Growth Happen
You can’t cut your way to growth. Profitability? Yes, at least for a while, but growth is a completely different animal. Growth requires increasing the top line and there are only four basic ways to [...]
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Oct, 2015
What Companies Do You Love Doing Business With and Why?
The Five Friends share the companies with which they love doing business. Find out what keeps them coming back again and again ... and what your business can learn from their experience. [...]
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Oct, 2015
Navigating the Messy Middle of Change
You are now in the middle of a change. How you arrived here doesn’t matter. It could be a planned change gone awry, or perhaps a crisis forced you to do or be something different. [...]
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Sep, 2015
The One Change Your Company Shouldn’t Make
Business today can feel like being transported to the pages of the Louis Carroll classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The potential solutions for meeting today’s challenges are just as confusing as the problems: Change your [...]
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Sep, 2015
Is Your Culture an Anchor or an Accelerator for Change?
A strong, vibrant organizational culture is the ultimate engine for accelerating change and adapting to new opportunities. It can also be an anchor that holds you back and contributes to your downfall. Which is it [...]
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Sep, 2015
Five Ideas to Make Your Business Better
The Five Friends share ideas to make your business better in this special video version of the Five Friends blog. See what Scott McKain, Larry Winget, Joe Calloway, Mark Sanborn, and I have to [...]