Achieving Business Excellence

In just the past week I have received more than a dozen emails from people who promise to teach me the “Secret To Success“… for ONLY $499  I Googled one of the people who sent me such a note and could not find him anywhere on the internet? No career history, no connection to any company, no awards, no charity work – as far as I could tell he has never accomplished anything.  Yet I still have a spam folder full of people who can make me “mega-rich working just four hours a week!” 

The “Secret to Success” is NOT for sale — it is free to anyone who wants to learn it – and these bogus emails upset me so much that I decided to put together this video to outline the very best ideas I have ever learned (so far) about what it TRULY takes to build an incredibly successful life. Whether you are a high school or college student, work in an office or factory, run or own a company – no matter how much education you have… I honestly believe that the ideas I share in this video (for FREE) can make a dramatic positive impact on your life and the lives of those you love… IF… you take these amazingly powerful ideas and apply them in your life every day. Continue reading “The REAL Secrets to Success – for FREE!!!” »

How do you build a 25 billion-dollar company? 

PEOPLE + SERVICE + CONNECTION TO THE CUSTOMER

Yes, it is just that awesomely simple!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxIwlm8QX8Y&feature=player_profilepage

As I look around the world today I see a lot of very courageous leaders. They have the courage of their convictions. They have the courage to stand their ground in support of their positions, even in the face of great resistance. They have the courage to take enormous risks, with truly global ramifications, on behalf of their beliefs. Yes, it takes an enormous amount of courage to do these sorts of things, but I would argue it is actually a weaker version of courage…a false courage. Continue reading “False Courage” »

There is a lot of fear and uncertainty in the world right now. Turn on the TV, listen to the radio, look at the news on the Internet – it can be overwhelming, scary, and downright frightening. As a result, it seems to me that an awful lot of people today are living with a high level of stress and anxiety because they are truly uncertain about how their future might unfold. So in this blog I’d like to give you some advice for how to handle the current situation in a bit more proactive and focused manner. Continue reading “How to Turn Stress… Into Success!” »

My dear friend, Linda Coles, an absolutely superb speaker, author and social media expert from New Zealand, sent me a note the other day asking if I had read any really good books on how to be an expert at facilitation of meetings. I thought it was a great question, and one that I’ve gotten several times in the past, so I decided I would post my response to her – in hopes that it might be helpful to you. Here is exactly what I wrote to Linda:  Continue reading “How To Be An Expert Facilitator” »

For the past year or so I have been contributing articles to a wonderful local business newspaper called the North Central Florida Business Report.  The editor, Kevin Ireland, has become a good friend and as I was reading his “Letter from the Publisher” this month I thought to myself, “Kevin nailed it on this one,” so I asked him if I could please post it on my blog.  Here is a really good article with some great advice on how to be successful in business during these challenging times. Continue reading “Some VERY Good Business Advice” »

In my work as a leadership instructor and executive coach I’ve often stated that research study, after research study, clearly shows that one of the most essential skills to becoming a highly effective leader is: Self-Awareness.  Many leaders, or potential leaders, are derailed because they have an inability to take a brutally honest look at themselves – their strengths, weaknesses, vulnerabilities and potential blind spots – and deal with them maturely and professionally.  It still astounds me how many “leaders” I come into contact with that have tremendous personal or professional issues but refuse to admit it and just ask for help –  and still expect to be successful in leading their organization!  It simply does not work that way. That is why I asked my good friend Palika Trudeau to write a brief guest blog with her take on this issue from the position of a executive coach and relationship expert.  Continue reading “Self-Awareness and Self-Leadership” »

I have just returned to my desk from an absolutely fantastic event hosted by my local Chamber of Commerce which featured four of our area’s most accomplished and respected business leaders talking about how to build a great company.  The companies that were featured were all relatively small businesses, yet three of the four competed on a national and even global scale.  Two of the owners were in their early 20s – the other two in their late 30s.  All four were incredibly bright, talented and successful business leaders. Continue reading “Lessons from Four VERY Successful Business Owners” »

I have just returned from presenting a workshop at the Apple Specialist Marketing Conference (what a great group of people, and I got to meet Steve Wozniak while I was there – a really fun and interesting guy!). The session I delivered was on “Building  Increased Accountability” and was extremely well received, so I thought I’d share a couple of the key takeaways with you here on my blog. Continue reading “Creating MORE Accountability” »