If you've read any of the stuff I write about cash being king in your business, you've also heard me talk about the term cash flow from operations. A question I often hear is what is cash flow from operations. So the easiest way to look at whether you're creating cash or you're using cash is just to look at your bank balance. Now, if your bank balance is growing, you would think you have cash and if your bank balance is shrinking, you would … [Read more...]
Stage 2 Planning Process: What, Why, What, Who & How?
I bet you've listened to a podcast, watched a video, or read something on how to plan effectively. I know I've done this dozens of times. In all of the times that I've done this, I've never seen a planning system I've used for years. Now I call this process the Stage 2 Planning Process, and that's what we're gonna be talking about today. I'm gonna show you a simple five step process that will help your planning by helping you get what you want … [Read more...]
Plans Versus Planning: What works?
I'm often at odds with others in industries I work in. It's not that I'm trying to be a pain in the neck, although that is often the side effect of some of my ideas and opinions. My guess is today's video is probably going to push a few buttons of others in two of the industries I work. And, it'll likely even push buttons with anybody who provides advice. The reason for that is, today's video is about why I believe plans are totally useless, … [Read more...]
How To Hire A Great Recruiter Or VA Agency
I've recently had a lot of people on my podcast who are either executive recruiters or have an agency for placing virtual assistants in companies. Some of these people have been all stars and some, I'd probably would wanna stay away from. Today, we're gonna talk about how to hire and manage an executive recruiter, often known as headhunters, or agencies who provide virtual assistants for your business. Transcript I've recently had … [Read more...]
Our Guarantee & How You Can Provide Guarantee To Your Customers
If you were to buy a service and I asked you whether you would like to have a guarantee I can almost guarantee that your answer would be yes, thank-you. If you were to ask me the same question I can tell you that I would jump at the chance. The sad thing I see today is that too many advisors and service providers are happy to provide you with their service, but when you ask them for a guarantee, they have a zillion reasons why they can’t give you … [Read more...]
Core Value Drivers As A Tools For Finding The Low Hanging Fruit
Knowing what to work on your business is always a challenge. It's something I've experienced, I bet you have too. I love it when I find simple tools that help me make decisions on what to work on in my business. One of the best tools I've seen for finding the low hanging fruit in mine or for that matter, anyone's business, is a program called CoreValue. Today we're going to talk about the three most important market drivers and the three most … [Read more...]
Dashboards: What They Are And Why Your Business Needs One
I love to talk with people about what I call a dashboard. This is one of the secrets I use when we talk with you about how to make yourself operationally irrelevant and how you can manage your business in just a few days a week to do so. The majority of the time when I talk to business owners and mention the term operationally irrelevant, they say, "That's what I want. I want to become operationally irrelevant." When you tell me that, you can … [Read more...]
Why You Should Do Business With Us
I often get into conversations with people about who we’re a good fit to serve. If I was to tell you that we can help any private business owner, I might be accurate. That’s because we can help any business to one degree or another. At the same time, there is one type of businesses that we can help the most. These are the businesses that I’ve spent significant time working with and types of businesses that we’ve had significant … [Read more...]
Should You Become A Benefit Corporation?
I bet you're a business owner who has created a great business where you and your business do amazing things. I also bet that you wish there was a way the world can know about all the wonderful things your business does for your employees, your community, and the planet, for that matter. Now, what if I could show you a way where you would have proof that you're doing the great things you know your business does. In this video, we are going to … [Read more...]
LEAN THINKING – A Way Of Getting Your Company To Be More Efficient And More Effective At What It Does
Are you sick of seeing inefficiencies all over your company? And you never seem to see improvements? In today's video, we're going to talk about some simple systems that can make your service model significantly better. You'll have happier customers, you'll have happier employees and you'll improve your cash. And here's the icing on the cake - it's not even that hard. Transcript Today we're gonna talk about one of the most important … [Read more...]
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