Posts made in May, 2010
3 Things Every Home Office Worker Needs
When you spend as much time as I have working with different folks in their various at-home work spaces, you start to notice some of the things that consistently are important to being a successful work-at-homer. Of course, some of the things that help people do their best work are big, obvious things, like staying organized, managing one’s time well, and the like. But I’d like to shine a light on some of the things that are smaller and more easily overlooked – but are also, in my experience, very helpful. In fact, these are things I recommend to every person I work with in a home office: Everybody needs a label maker. Labeling files, containers, and drawers helps...
Read MoreExecutive Etiquette 101
Image by Getty Images via Daylife How to Give a Toast Every so often, business requires us to dust off the ole black tie and make ourselves presentable. Recently, on such an occasion, I was asked to give a toast to the guest of honor. It’s been awhile, so I did a little homework . . . Nothing sets the mood or makes a guest feel like part of the group than a well-delivered toast. The first toast is traditionally the job of the host (guests may follow with their own). If you keep a few simple rules in mind, you’ll be quite the Toastmaster. . . Always stand to make a toast, sit to receive one. Face the person you are toasting and raise your glass. Be...
Read MoreAll by myself
Image via Wikipedia All by myself . . . Don’t wanna be, all by myself anymore . . . All by myself . . . Don’t wanna live, all by myself anymore . . . Jamie O’Neal’s lyrics sound like a description of self-employment. What start up entrepreneur hasn’t spent days in his boxers and fuzzy slippers? Are you a little too chatty with the barista at Starbucks? Honestly, starting a business can be a lonely place. We are innately social creatures. So, get out of the house! Here are some relatively inexpensive means of growing your business and saving what’s left of your sanity: Network with your local Chamber of Commerce . . . Brush up your speaking...
Read MoreKnow your enemy, know your self . . .
Cover via Amazon Modern warfare writings (Sun- Tzu, The Art of Warfare) and traditional philosophy (Socratic teachings) identify the two key tenants of any business strategy: Know your enemy and know your self . . . Understanding your competition (the Enemy) allows you to understand the market, the opportunity and to proactively react to his strategies to gain market share. Whenever someone tells me “there is no competition,” I know immediately that entrepreneur doesn’t know his market. Knowing yourself helps you address your own short comings. if you can’t be the low cost provider due to lack of economies of scale or distribution...
Read MoreYou gotta believe . . .
Image via Wikipedia The true test of an entrepreneur is her ability to believe. Every rags to riches story of a successful venture has phrases like “against all odds,” “when others had failed,” etc. Every thing out there is telling us the deck is stacked against us. 8 out 10 companies don’t see their 5th year anniversary. And yet, every year millions of people start businesses . . . And to make matters worse, we are wet behind the ears. Most entrepreneurs aren’t veterans in their own fields. A recent survey of Inc. 500 companies revealed that 40 percent of their founders had no experience in their particular industry before starting their business,...
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