Start-ups are hard. You’re creating a business out of ideas, hopes and dreams and you literally have to solve for everything because all you have on day 1 is a blank page. But one area where start-up businesses have a huge advantage over ‘seasoned’ businesses that are up and running is the ability to prioritize […]

This is a guest post from Thomas Glare (see bio at the end)… There are critical things you need to get right regarding marketing. We all recognize the power behind a solid marketing strategy. But, talk to any marketer, and it will become clear that there are so many challenges to overcome. One of the […]

Somebody needs to come up with a workplace Drama meter. I’m pretty sure there aren’t any assessments for this, but after working with a lot of small businesses over the last 14 years, I’m convinced that a high level of drama in the workplace is one of the best ways to tell that the business […]

Disconnecting.   When is the last time you really disconnected?  Certainly, over the last several months we all have experienced different levels of being disconnected, but for the most part we are very much still connected.   If you are reading this, you’re connected. We all recognize the power of leveraging technology in our businesses and daily […]

Every industry has them, words or phrases that get repeated over and over until you almost start laughing inside when you hear them.  Many of them don’t even have their original meaning.  One of the most notable in sports was Hank Stram’s (legendary KC Chief’s Coach of SuperBowl IV) use of the word Matriculate.  ….and […]

Confirmation Bias is defined as  “a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one’s preconceptions.” On the surface that sounds like a fairly innocent issue – we look for information that bolsters our current beliefs. The problem is that confirmation bias makes it really difficult to change our minds (and […]