by Linda Fayerweather | Oct 2, 2012 | Business Culture, Business Improvement, Planning for Business, Uncategorized
We, in business, use the term “Bus” often as an abbreviation for business and we have a habit of saying “threw them under the bus” as an euphemism for blaming someone for something that didn’t work. Thanks to Jim Collins, we also use the...
by Linda Fayerweather | Oct 1, 2012 | Changing Lanes Events, Organization
Put some Fun in the Numbers – Play the Game that helps the numbers make sense! Understanding Business Financial Statements for Non-Financial People Do your eyes glaze over when you look at your business Numbers?? Do you cringe when someone says “So how is...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Oct 1, 2012 | Business Improvement, Personal Improvement
I was on Reddit the other day. Oh, who am I kidding. I’m on Reddit like 130 times a day. Anyway, someone posted a topic asking about what actionable advice did you wish you were told sooner. Here is a collection of my advice, some good advice from that topic,...
by Linda Fayerweather | Sep 25, 2012 | Business Improvement, Image & Marketing
This is a cautionary tale about information and how easily we can lose control over our brand/image/name. Cautionary from the viewpoint that if we put “noise, comments, images” on the internet – redacting, changing and correcting can be a long...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Sep 24, 2012 | Business Improvement, Customer Service & Culture
This past month I’ve talked to several potential clients about a new website and other services. They all had a common theme, they were all unhappy with their current web providers. When we talked about what my company could do for them it became apparent that...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Sep 19, 2012 | Business Culture, Business Partnership, Employee Management, Uncategorized
Have you noticed lately when you have a complaint to a company the voice on the other end offers a cheap discount and ends with “Is there anything else I can do for you?” Since when will it be okay to give three free months of a service that does not have anything to...
by Linda Fayerweather | Sep 18, 2012 | Business Improvement, Business Planning, Customer Service & Culture, Planning for Business
If you are not working ON your business at least 5 hours a week, then maybe on your way home tonight you will want to pick up some cheese and crackers so when you “whine” you won’t be doing it on an empty stomach. In Michael Gerber’s The E-Myth Mastery as...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Sep 17, 2012 | Business Improvement, Image & Marketing, Personal Improvement
This past week I came across a blog post on Shopify. It contained 12 TED talk videos that were meant to inspire fellow Entrepreneurs/Wantrepreneurs. The one that stuck out for me the most was Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action. It really struck a nerve with...
by Linda Fayerweather | Sep 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
John Warrillow, author of Built To Sell, has posted the first details of his survey on what business owners expect when they sell their business. 67% of business owners expect to be out of the business in 12 months or less YET, the majority of sales of businesses are...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Sep 12, 2012 | Business Culture, Business Management, Employee Management, Personal Improvement, Uncategorized
Recently, I have gone through several interviews with very different companies. Each company had different ways of achieving their success, so why did they ask the same interview questions? Canned questions are a big annoyance to me. The question that burns me to the...
