The Bump Free Zone
Growing your company should be fun, and it should feel good. Like giving up my Saturday morning cartoons to place magazines.
Growing your company should be fun, and it should feel good. Like giving up my Saturday morning cartoons to place magazines.
“Oh, Bob is the only one who would know that.” It happens in virtually every company I visit.
Why do people micromanage others? It comes from a fear of failure.
There’s a relative I haven’t spoken to in five years. Family coming first sounds good, but the reality is more complex than that.
I first saw this unfortunate turn of events happen for a client 20 years ago.
Would you rather do $7.5mm in sales with profits of $520k or do $5.5mm with profits of $1.25mm?
"Advertising is a tax we pay for not being remarkable.” So how do we become remarkable?
The promise of cheap labor. When is it the right bet?
Employee turnover costs as much as 33% of an employee’s annual salary.
Employees work best when they think they are needed, but slack off when they think the company can’t live without them.
I have seen dozens of bad promotions stifle growth and create a toxic vortex for the company.
You posted core values on your wall, maybe a code of ethics and the employee handbook. Why didn’t they do as they were asked?
You see them everywhere. Customer-centric aspirations that feel nice. They seem nice. I bet they’re nice. I call shenanigans.
Aaron had no money, no prospects, and owed a bunch but he wasn’t a quitter and is now running a 44-million-dollar plumbing company.
He knew what he wanted, and he was going to get it. Surrounding yourself with people who believe in your dream makes the difference.