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A Note From John:

John Spence

I appreciate you taking a moment to stop by. In these articles you will find some of my latest thinking on emerging trends in a wide array of business topics. As you look though these short articles and rants I believe you will find some extremely good ideas from some very successful organizations and incredibly talented people. I encourage you to add your comments and questions, and if there is something you are interested in that isn’t here, please send me an e-mail and I will do my best to study it and post what I find. I hope you enjoy the blog and look forward to your feedback.
Thanks so much, John

PS -- if you really like one of the articles please send a link on to anyone you feel would find value in reading it. The more folks that have access to these ideas the better!



Accountability

Friday, November 19th, 2010

Lack of disciplined execution and failure to hold people fully accountable… these two issues can cost a business as much as 85% of their potential revenues! This is a HUGE problem that needs to be addressed, so in this video I share some of my best advice for how to greatly increase the level of accountability in your organization. If you find this video helpful I truly hope you will send it on to any of your colleagues and friends that you feel might find value in the ideas I share. Thanks so much — John

Some Book Recommendations

Monday, November 1st, 2010

 

The books I have recomended in this podcast are:

NOBLE ENTERPRISE: The Commonsense Guide to Uplifting People and Profits

The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization

Duct Tape Marketing: The World’s Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide

The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself

The Greatness Zone – Know Yourself, Find Your Fit, Transform the World

Small Changes That Help Small Companies Make Big Increases in Sales

Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

I hope that you found these book recommendations helpful — if you have some books you think I should read, please let me know!