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YOU CAN TRY TO FIND GREAT PEOPLE for your jobs, or you can attract those who will really be energized to work in your business.
I’ve talked about this before.
The problem is that our standard approach to finding employees is to describe the technical skills that are needed, the great benefits package, and … that’s about it. Potential employees really don’t know much about you and how you’re out to change the world.
You need to shift your thinking and change the messaging.
LEGACY CAN BE A SCARY WORD. It conjures up images of millionaires who want their ego to last beyond their death.
And nobody wants to think about death.
So I confess that I bring up the concept with just a little trepidation.
But let’s look at it this way in regards to your business: Do you want your company to have an impact which lasts beyond your own involvement? Read the rest of this entry »
MANY YEARS AGO I started using the concept of “Just-In-Time Worrying.” The basic idea is that there’s an appropriate time to worry about something, but often people make it into a protracted period of unfocused anxiety.
And, with perspective, you might even discover that something isn’t worth worrying about at all.
For me, it’s often a spiritual journey. Read the rest of this entry »
STARTING UP A BUSINESS can be a real challenge.
Let me revise that.
For most people, we struggle with what it takes. But I met a guy this week who’s started up so many ventures that it boggles the mind. And many, if not most, were quite successful.
He’s that “serial entrepreneur” that we tend to laud and admire.
THE CRAFT BEER SCENE in Northern Colorado is pretty crowded. But Horse & Dragon Brewing stands out from the crowd because of their character.
Carol and Tim Cochran started this business in 2014, based on a long passion for craft beer and a desire to make their home in Fort Collins after living in other states and countries.
And the beer’s pretty good – of course I’ve had to do plenty of research for this story. But there’s a lot of great brewers in the area.
It’s the culture of this company which makes it special.
LILLY SORENSEN owns the local franchise of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? You may have seen their trucks driving around, but don’t know the great company which they represent.
I sure didn’t.
Lilly started her journey back in Ann Arbor, when she was looking for a job and joined up as a driver for the company. Despite their pleas to keep her on, she ended up moving out here to Colorado to start a new life.
But the universe can be a surprising place.
“WHAT GETS MEASURED GETS DONE.”
This quote has been attributed to a lot of people, so maybe its origin is lost in the mists of time.
No matter. What’s important is that it contains a grain of truth.
JUST TODAY I was speaking with a business leader who has some pieces of their purpose and mission, but not the whole thing.
This is more common than you’d think.
Here’s what it might look like. You started your business five years ago, with some thoughts about where it might go: Read the rest of this entry »
WHEN YOU LIGHT SOMEONE ELSE’S CANDLE, your own flame is not diminished.
How incredibly unusual is that? If I give you some of my money, I no longer have it. When I give you my food, I can’t eat it myself.
We’ve built an entire world economy on the beliefs of scarcity, which makes supply and demand powerful forces.
Not everything is that way.
TOMORROW IS OUR Independence Day celebration in the USA. Many people will be taking the day off, and planning a summer holiday for the family.
Here’s the thing about our government: We always have plenty to complain and worry about. When they do stuff, we resist change. When they don’t do stuff, we complain that they’re gridlocked.
But let’s take a moment to realize what an asset our government is to our success in business Read the rest of this entry »
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