If you look for yellow cars all of a sudden it seems like every second car is yellow. The same goes for purple, blue, pink or brown ones. Now that I’m looking for information about hiring, there are resources popping out at me from everywhere. I had lunch with a friend, Shelley Fleckinstein of King’s […]
When hiring, I’m supposed to consider: The new people should have the skills to do the tasks Their strengths should complement what’s already in the company I need to be able to assess their strengths I need them to be able to work on their own I’d like them to be a part of the […]
Anthony Bourdain calls himself a cook and a writer. He’s been other things, too like a drug addict and a thief. I’m not telling tales, he says it in this book. Most importantly, right now he looks to be a person living the life he wants. He says he’s too old to head back into […]
Seth Godin’s book The Dip talks about how every project has at least one ‘dip – a point where you seem to have taken too many steps backwards and you are not sure if you will ever get moving forward again. The Dip is that point where you are askling yourself if it is worth […]
I watched the New York conference for Social Good on Live stream on August 28 from the comfort of my desk – no charge. The TED conferences are simulcast for a fee that is considerably lower than the in-person fee. Streaming your live conference allows people to attend who wouldn’t normally attend because of travel […]
Once you are clear on the why to organize a conference you can start work on the how to organize a conference. Who Will AttendBe very clear about your market from the beginning. Who will attend? What do they want? How will you reach them? What is important to them? The best way to find […]
The main reason for me to organize an annual Small Business Conference was to be able to speak at a conference. I wanted to and people weren’t banging down my door to get me to speak at theirs. Plus I like going to conferences and having one right here in the Annapolis Valley is very […]
Chris Guillebeau just posted a great article about Community. I just forwarded it to my mastermind group because we are building an online community for off-line business. I think that small business is the backbone of most economies and I think that many of the world’s problems would be solved through strong small businesses all […]
In Tribes Seth Godin tells us to step up and lead. In these days, when people don’t talk to their neighbours, they are looking for ways to connect and it remains to us to help them do that. People are looking for relevance. They aren’t interested in small talk, they want to talk about what […]
The statistics tell us that 80% of businesses fail in the first 5 years. The reasons cited include: lack of basic business skills not enough good advice cash flow problems lack of sales losing focus pricing poorly not seeking help underestimating the competition and the market undervalueing promotion Usually the reasons are directly related to […]
