by Jack Klemeyer | Apr 22, 2015 | Growth Strategy, Leadership, Learning
What keeps you (and your business) going? Motivation is a tricky and very personal thing. Every person has different things that flicks their Bic; that floats their boat; that makes them put the pedal to the metal. What about you? Are you one of those people who like...
by Jack Klemeyer | Apr 15, 2015 | Growth Strategy, Marketing, Sales
The Wrong vs. Right Way to Ask for Customer Referrals You probably know that customer referrals are a cost-effective way to get sales leads and grow your business. After all, you spend little-to-no money to obtain a referral. And according to a study by the Wharton...
by gybcoaching | Apr 6, 2015 | Growth Strategy, Mindset, Planning
Every small business has competition. In the spirit of abundance – that there is enough for everyone – it’s usually a pretty friendly competition when it comes to small businesses in a general area. HOWEVER, and that IS a big HOWEVER, when it comes to competing with...
by Jack Klemeyer | Apr 1, 2015 | Growth Strategy, Leadership, Learning
Flatten and Empower Responsibility and accountability are actually fuel for empowerment of employees. When an organization fat with middle management and supervisory levels, decides to flatten they have a tremendous opportunity. I love the example in Zapped! The...
by Jack Klemeyer | Mar 25, 2015 | Growth Strategy, Time Management
The List: To-do or Not To-Do Are you a lister? I mean, do you have a to-do list? Lists can be great time management tools, but they can suck time away from you, too. Some people have to-do lists that are sorted by priority, days or even by categories, and to that I...
by Jack Klemeyer | Mar 21, 2015 | Growth Strategy, Learning
Here’s the Golden Nugget: Failure Leads to Success At first glance, would you be able to tell real gold from fake or Fool’s Gold? Just like majority of people, you probably won’t be able to tell since both have the same look, unless you have prior knowledge that...
