I was recently driving on the freeway and as I passed an onramp, a large truck pulled onto the freeway cutting me off. I was able to swerve so I didn’t end up under the truck. That would have been nasty. No harm, no foul, right? Wrong.
There were company signs all over that truck and [...]
During a recent trip to Minnesota, I talked in the airport with a young lady in the Army who will be promoted to Sergeant Major in February.
Her husband is stationed in Afghanistan, and she lives in the Midwest with their teenage children. They all miss the father, but they talk (via the Internet) frequently. They [...]
I want to share a note we received Thanksgiving weekend from a contractor (reprinted with permission). It makes my day to read something like this from a client, and I thought you might appreciate knowing what can be accomplished with a construction business, regardless of the economy.
Dear Michael,
During this holiday break I thought is was [...]
Continue reading: What Can You Achieve with a Construction Business?
If you are in the middle of your year-end planning process and wondering how to reduce your overhead expenses, we received the following list sometime ago from Morris DeShong. It’s a great starting point -
Get competing bids on insurance every year.
How many phone lines do you have in your office. Are you sure [...]
I have recently read comments regarding non-compete clauses in an employee manual. The issue with these clauses is the length of time covered.
I read several months ago that if you put a non-compete clause in your employee manual, it should be limited to 90 to 120 days. The writer’s opinion was that judges would probably [...]
Yesterday’s posted ended with, “Have you tried direct mail advertising? What have you tried that generated the type of leads you want? That is where to focus your money. Check the results monthly to see the results and adjust your advertising as needed.”
Let me add a comment. If you are not getting the type of [...]
This is the time of year every business owner should review where they stand, and plan where they want to be in the coming year. This 2-day blog post is a modification of our 2007 newsletter articles on the same topic. I am borrowing some thoughts from Tony Robbins, one of the better known motivational [...]
Some of my coaching clients continually surprise me. One of them is Patti Boekankamp, President of Repair Masters Inc. in Nevada who sent the following note:
Michael -
I was just reviewing your book again and realized that we haven’t talked in a while. So I decided to write and say Hi and to wish you [...]
