Knuckleheads are the test for success
On the path to happiness, knuckleheads shake owners like a paint can. They are a test. Are you really going to live up to your guarantee?
On the path to happiness, knuckleheads shake owners like a paint can. They are a test. Are you really going to live up to your guarantee?
Normally, when a business falls short, customers are merely disappointed or frustrated. Not so with relational customers and businesses to which they’ve bonded.
Facebook and other platforms can flip the switch and force small business owners into the world of being unknown.
Everything you know about business will be challenged. The time for having fun and farting around is over. You will be a Phoenix or a pile of ashes.
In 2004 my boss excused our poor sales performance on the Iraq war. Before that, it was a hurricane. And before that, it was the dot com bubble.
Transforming a business is never easy, but when is the right time to do it? Learn a valuable question to ask yourself.
Netflix better take care not to fall for the same mistakes Mr. Goizueta made with the launch of New Coke.
When almost no one is in the market for what you sell — i.e., when it’s slow season — then almost no one is searching on relevant keywords.
Remove the poison quickly and surgically. Although they’re high performers bringing in new money, they’re rotting it one asshole move at a time.
When the population begins to anticipate raising prices, they change their behavior.
Inflation has spiked, supply chain issues persist… and your customers are likely being protective with their dollars.
Since March 2020, some businesses are hiding behind an excuse. We don’t have anyone to work. Blah, blah, blah.
Addictions come in all colours. I believe all of us have a beast pacing back and forth, waiting for an opportunity to break the chain.
Covid-19’s impact on business and the decisions needed for survival are Frostian. But don’t lose your way. Survival depends on Frostian decisions.