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What if everything you thought about best practices was wrong?

kathie — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:56:00 +0000

One of the best things about flying is reading magazines I might not ordinarily read.

The Spirit magazine on Southwest Airlines offered business insights under the intriguing title “Xnay the Old Way” which contained an overview of Steve Shapiro‘s book Best Practices Are Stupid: 40 Ways to Out-Innovate the Competition. As I disconnected from technology I let my brain loose with some of these ideas and could immediately see how to apply and fine-tune my own 2012 plan.

Getting fat feasting at the “Free Stuff” Buffet?

admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:01:34 +0000

There is no shortage of low-cost or fre-ee information in the world today. A veritable smorgasbord is only a Google search away.

Like you, I am guilty of partaking liberally, seeking that elusive secret success formula, enticed into clicking the link for a free download, believing that all it takes is just ONE more golden nugget to unleash the next big breakthrough…inevitably adding another mailing to my inbox.

Calculating the Recession – Small Business Strategy

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:23:40 +0000

Small business has been dealing with the impact of the economic downturn for years. You’d think we’d be used to it by now. I was reading one of my favorite economists and I thought the information would be helpful to you.

Faith, Fear and Balance

admin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:57:12 +0000

What gets dreamers going? Faith.

What holds dreamers back? Fear.

What is faith? The gut-wrenching belief in something you can see, feel, taste, and touch in your minds eye but hasn’t actually happened yet.

Change at Connectworks – Facelift to follow

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:54:57 +0000

Change at Connectworks…

We’ve had a busy summer. Our team spent many hours surveying, researching, and assessing trends in small business. Many of our new products and programs are the results of our synergistic efforts.

But, at the end of the summer, we assessed that the current Connectworks team model was not a structure that plays to each one’s strengths. Can you imagine? Regardless of our focus on helping others work in their strengths, we’d slipped into an environment that was not enhancing our own! Now that we know better, we’ve recast the Connectworks model.

What does being grounded mean to your business?

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:49:57 +0000

The Importance of Being Grounded (part 2)

What does being grounded mean to your business?

When your current circumstances do not reflect the reality you hope for it is critically important to be grounded or centered. We call this surviving the contradiction.

The Importance of Being Grounded

admin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:39:44 +0000

The Importance of Being Grounded

As I turned on the news this morning to check the weather the first sound bite I heard, “The political season is off and running. The contenders are no longer throwing mud at the President but are now taking shots at each other. We can expect the flurry to continue.”