Living Respectfully – Part 1
As a business owner or manager you can easily overlook the influence your actions have on the behavior of your people.
SFS Instructor’s Blog
The SFS / VAST team of Jeff Cutshall, Chuck Violand, Bill Yeadon and Steve Toburen share their insights into the best business practices and how you can make it alone in the Cleaning and Restoration Industry.
Business Bullies – Part 4
The boss doesn’t have to flaunt her authority by threatening people and the business owner certainly shouldn’t try to bully someone into higher performance.
Business Bullies – Part 3
Bullying contaminates your company culture, undermines the morale of your people, and weakens your competitive position!
Business Bullies – Part 2
Research indicates workplace bullying behaviors fall into four very broad categories, two of which are addressed this week.
Business Bullies – Part 1
Any business (regardless of size) can close the “bully gap” by recognizing the things that make a company UNIUQE are what make a company GOOD.
Somebody always pays- Part 2
How often is the company checkbook used as a piggy bank for the owner’s personal purchases (some of which can be pretty grand) that bring no value to either the company or its customers?
Somebody always pays- Part 1
When you own a business the meter is always running and somebody has to pay the fare. Either it’s customer or it’s you …
Stay hungry, stay foolish – Part 2
As a business owner you work hard to hang on to the success you have achieved. But can you hang on too tight?
Stay hungry, stay foolish – Part 1
In 2005 Steve gave the commencement address to the graduating class of Stanford University. The advice Steve borrowed and was giving to the Stanford graduates was to “Stay hungry, stay foolish!” How can this phrase influence you?
Should you check your Google rankings?
Google is the 600# gorilla in the “doing business on the Internet” room and you better play nice with it!
So do you play “second fiddle”? – Part 2
Business leaders work best with second fiddles who have a deep inner strength and confidence and who feel secure in their position. Second fiddles are much appreciated!
Should “second fiddles” be ashamed of their position? – Part 1
The “second fiddle” title conjures up images of being second rate, living in the shadow of the one in first place, or riding someone else’s coattails. Is that fair… ?
These days Google Organic just makes more sense than Google Places
What’s the difference between normal Google search results and Google Places? Does it really matter? It sure does! Find out what works and what doesn’t.
Escaping Groundhog Day Management – Part VIII
When we fail to hold ourselves accountable, we turn to blaming outside forces for our situation. And yes, blaming others is when we unknowingly commit ourselves to our very own Groundhog Day.
Escaping Groundhog Day Management – Part VII (Discipline)
We’ve discussed the first two sub-categories of discipline: 1) The ability to execute and 2) to hold yourself accountable. Now let’s finish up with this last characteristic – the ability to get out of our own way!