2010 December

Technology Freeze- When did we become so reliant on the Internet?

Technology Freeze- When did we become so reliant on the Internet?

I’m writing this on a mid-Monday afternoon just after the end of the Christmas Day Blizzard here in the Connecticut. We’ve had more than Read More

What’s Hot for 2011: Automated Marketing Systems

What’s Hot for 2011: Automated Marketing Systems

You’ve probably heard on the TV show The Biggest Loser , that angry and energetic trainer Jillian Michaels also Read More

Leadership, Teamwork, UCONN Women’s Basketball

Leadership, Teamwork, UCONN Women’s Basketball

Rather than diminish UCONN’s current 89 game win-streak by making irrelevant comparisons to the UCLA men’s record, we should marvel Read More

The Power of Reflection

The Power of Reflection

Many of us-executives in particular-don’t have much patience for the process of reflection. We say we want results, yet what Read More

The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift

Philip Van Doren Stern is hardly a household name.   You’ve probably never heard of him, but in the late 1930s, Stern wrote a short story Read More

Mergers and Acquisitions: Understanding the Essentials of Strategy and Execution in the M&A Ecosystem –  Part 4 of 4

Mergers and Acquisitions: Understanding the Essentials of Strategy and Execution in the M&A Ecosystem – Part 4 of 4

In part one of this four article series, we explored the landscape of Read More

History Tells Us What To Do With Social Media

History Tells Us What To Do With Social Media

Some people believe that social media is killing personal relationships, corrupting society, and eliminating privacy. Many wish that we could Read More

This Is The Hard Stuff

This Is The Hard Stuff

I hear from people all the time that concepts like vision, mission, and values are just “feel good ideals” that, in Read More

Fridays with Vistage Webinar Highlights: Beaulieu Brothers Economic Forecast

Got $100,000 to spend? According to Alan and Brian Beaulieu , you should invest in the funeral home Read More

Is Your Team Held Accountable?

Is Your Team Held Accountable?

Before the start of any project, do you ask yourself, “Are my team members held accountable? Do they feel a personal responsibility to deliver the Read More

Making Mistakes Is Critical To Your Success

Making Mistakes Is Critical To Your Success

Fear can be a destabilizing emotion in organizations.  It limits risk taking, inhibits action and worst of all creates a cover your a** (CYA) mentality which Read More

Only 37% of “Best Salespeople” Are Effective? Here’s Why!

Only 37% of “Best Salespeople” Are Effective? Here’s Why!

According to an article published in this month’s Harvard Business Review , CEOs are spending more money on Read More

A View From The Balcony

A View From The Balcony

I’d like to share a TED video featuring a presentation by William Ury titled, The Walk from “no” to “yes.”  It Read More

What to plan for in 2011

What to plan for in 2011

Many business owners are asking, just what should I expect in 2011 and beyond in terms of growth Read More

Mergers and Acquisitions: Understanding the Essentials of Strategy and Execution in the M&A Ecosystem – Part 3

Mergers and Acquisitions: Understanding the Essentials of Strategy and Execution in the M&A Ecosystem – Part 3

In part one of this four article series, we explored the landscape of the Merger & Acquisition (M&A) ecosystem and how M&A activity is Read More

The Secret Weapon to Optimizing your Facebook Page, Part-2

The Secret Weapon to Optimizing your Facebook Page, Part-2

Assembling Your Facebook Team

Once you have created a Facebook Page , your next step is to create a marketing strategy specifically for your Page.  This Read More

On Raises: You can have your COLA and Drink it too

On Raises: You can have your COLA and Drink it too

Once upon a time in my career I did a lot of business budgeting and planning ,  so as I Read More

Does your Marketing Intersect Brand and Direct?

Does your Marketing Intersect Brand and Direct?

For years, advertising agencies have worked to help their clients get a compelling message out to prospective customers in the hope that these prospects will Read More

A Microcosm of the Economy

A Microcosm of the Economy

So, what do you believe? Is the economy coming back ? Most economists say yes,  but slowly. Most businesses Read More

Amy Porterfield

The Secret Weapon To Optimizing your Facebook Page, Part-1

Is social media marketing a central focus in your company’s current marketing plan?  In a recent study earlier this year by White Horse , Read More

Marcus Buckingham on How to Repel the Wrong Candidates and Attract the Right Ones

Marcus Buckingham on How to Repel the Wrong Candidates and Attract the Right Ones

In advance of his Fridays with Vistage Webinar , we recently talked with author and management consultant Read More