A study for the International Conference on Systems Sciences revealed that agendas for meetings are covered only one-half of the time. It’s not a surprise when you consider 11 percent of that time is spent discussing irrelevant issues.
One of the key problems I often hear from business owners is how much time is wasted by not starting meetings on time. My Excellerate Success Institute clients discover very quickly how much money inefficient meeting practices cost them. Once they calculate the
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Why We Love These Systems to Maximize Profitability (And You Should, Too!)
When building your business, the fastest way to leverage it is through systems. If you don’t have systems in place, you’ll also miss out on creating maximum profitability for your business.
When my students first work with me, they think they have their accounting system in place because they have Quickbooks, an Accountant or a CPA.
Yet, this is only part of managing your profitability. It’s important to manage the very systems you put in place to run your business efficiently. Without
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The Biggest Marketing Blind Spot That Plagues Every Entrepreneur
Most entrepreneurs are experts in their particular area of genius but not experts in marketing. Yet, it is the marketing that can make or break your company’s bottom line.
Marketing your company doesn’t have to be hard or expensive. With a little creativity, you can generate interest that leads to more customers, more money, and a greater return on your investment.
There is one marketing blunder, however, that all business owners make at some point. Business owners take a look at all of
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So Exactly How Does a Systems Approach Work for Small Business Owners?
When you adopt a systems mindset, you begin to look at how one area of your business affects the other areas simultaneously. So what’s this systems mindset and how does it work, you ask? According to the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, a systems thinker “knows how systems fit into the larger contents of day-to-day life, how they behave, and how to manage them.” “Systems thinking is a unique perspective on reality – a perspective that sharpens our awareness of wholes and how the parts
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Four Simple Steps to Tame Your Email Monster
Have you ever sat down at your computer, pressed the send/receive button on your email only to have it download a laundry list of emails that you know just by glancing at them aren’t important or urgent to growing your small business? First you look at them. You feel the pressure build up inside. Then, in haste, you start deleting each and every email without opening them just to relieve the stress.
Unfortunately, that relief is only temporary. However, there is good news. You’re only
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