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Category Archives: Productivity Tips
10 Things Clients Hate and How to Avoid Them
I just read a series of great posts on Andrew Sobel’s blog on “Things Clients Hate.” I thought you’d see value in these and so I’ll share the top 10 with you today, plus my notes on each… A generic … (READ MORE…)
Why Schools Are Broken and Reading Sucks: How to Really Learn
My friend and first rate consultant, Aarni Heiskanen owner of AE Partners, recently shared some research he found on the Harvard Business Review website regarding learning and retaining the information we consume. One look at this diagram and you quickly … (READ MORE…)
Giving Your Business a Marketing Makeover: Book Review
I recently received a package in the mail with a review copy of Gil Effron‘s new book “How to Give Your Business an Extreme Marketing Makeover.” The picture on the front cover has a painter on it. If I’d missed … (READ MORE…)
The Secret Power of Visioning for Consultants
At the start of the year I took a new approach to planning that has changed my life. I was sitting in the Japan Airlines Business Class lounge at the Tokyo/Narita airport waiting for my flight home. At the start … (READ MORE…)
Creating New Consulting Tools
Every consulting assignment is a learning and development opportunity. One good way to pass on that learning to future clients is to turn your experience into consulting tools. Consulting tools are methods, processes, templates, or software that you can use … (READ MORE…)
Why Every Business Needs to Stop Talking and Start Delighting
It doesn’t matter if you think you’re providing good service. It doesn’t matter if your website or brochures says that you do. All that matters is what your clients think. Let Me Share With You A True Story… For this … (READ MORE…)
12 Top Time Wasting Sins for Consultants
Every professional wants to be more productive. The more productive you are the more you get done… the more money you make…and the more ‘time off’ you can enjoy. And while the statement I just made is considered common sense … (READ MORE…)
How to Understand Your Financial Picture
Last night I was sitting down with my wife sipping a cup of green tea to unwind from a long and busy day. I turned on the TV and the first program that came on was called Till Debt Do … (READ MORE…)
What Are You Great At?
The title of this article is a critical question not enough of us ask ourselves. “What are you great at?” Each of us has a strength. Some area that we excel in. Whether it’s a natural ability or one that … (READ MORE…)
Reading Your Way to the Top
The day I picked up my first book my life changed for the better. Growing up my whole life was about sports. I played baseball, soccer, rugby, track and field and a bit of basketball. Books? No thank you. They … (READ MORE…)
