This is my “think tank.” It’s where I give ideas the ‘once over’. You’ll see posts on topics such as mindset, leveraging small business advantages, big company procurement and contracting,…
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So What's the Difference Between Coaching and Consulting?
What Is the Difference Between Coaching and Consulting? Many times, the lines between consulting and coaching become blurred. There are even times when I’ve said. “I’m a consultant who coaches.”…
Get Out of Survival Mode then Focus on Controlling the Controllables
Focus only on what you can control. It’s hard not to think in survival mode when our world is in crisis mode. When disruption hits in big waves, our natural…
Is Business a Little Tight? Why Squeezing into a Bad Fit Won't Work
Whether you’re looking for business or a job, Fit matters. When times are lean, it matters even more. “Many companies will make the mistake in the current environment of chasing everything…
Business Consultant or Business Coach... Which Should You Choose?
Why Would a Small Business Even Want a Coach? We all know coaches are for athletes competing to win at something, right? So, you may be asking, “I’m competing to…
How to Overcome the Pandemic—Without Being Overcome by It
Are you feeling like you’ve been overcome by the pandemic? I’ll admit it, I am at times… but who isn’t? This is no small thing we’re fighting. Our world has…
10 Ways to Stop Bad Ideas in Their Tracks...
But Do You Really Want To? You know the rule—Don’t pass judgement on any idea until you’ve captured them all. But what about those obviously half-cocked ideas? You know a bad…
The 5 Words Every Small Business Must Eliminate from Its Sales Jargon
This post was originally published on LinkedIn on July 31, 2017. This version has been updated. What common five-word phrase do many small businesses use to their own detriment? Think…
Doing Business with Big Corporations—What You Need to Know
Let’s think about this… Other than sharing the desire to be profitable, small businesses and big corporations have entirely different motivations. It doesn’t stop there either. Each have entirely different…