Thinking About A New Website?
If you’re thinking of investing in a new and improved website, you and your team will want to answer some important questions. How effective is your current site? What role do you want your new website to play? How will you know the if the new site was a success? What functionality is imperative to have on your new site to support sales, customer service and management? The attached...
Read More7 Simple Truths
Have you ever wondered why you haven’t been more successful? Why it always feels like you haven’t quite nailed the perfect formula to grow a more sustainable, more profitable and more rewarding business? And are you tired of feeling like you’ll have to work harder to make more, when in fact you’re mostly looking forward to working less and making more? We’ve been helping independent...
Read MoreIs That a Chicken I See Hatching?
You know, the saying: “Don’t Count Your Chickens Until They are Hatched.” It’s build on an Aesop fable that goes something like this. A farmer’s son, is daydreaming as he walks to town with a pail of milk balanced on his head. His thoughts: “The milk in this pail will provide me with cream, which I will make into butter, which I will sell in the market, and buy...
Read MoreWhat it Takes to Stand Out
Being part of TactiBrand has provided me the privilege of working with some of the best business minds in North America. Most of the time, these are Broker/Dealers and financial advisors but we’ve also been part of incredible opportunities with other entrepreneurs. It’s safe to say that the very nature of our business – that being to help others simplify their success – puts us in front...
Read Morebetter motivator: money or autonomy?
There’s a great book by Warren Bennis, Organizing Genius, in which he discusses the secrets of creative collaboration; how to organize groups to do extraordinary things. Warren talks about the groups’ WHY as being a driving force then he discusses how great leaders get out of the way of the groups collective and individual genius (more about this book later in post). Recently I came...
Read MoreMakeover Mindset Madness
STOP trying to patch holes in your practice – there are no magic bullets. START with the end in mind. Step back and envision what your business will look like in 3-5 years then build a plan, find the right partners to make it happen. Makeover your business and never look back! DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT MAKEOVER MINDSET? Making over your business is not for everyone, especially those who are timid...
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