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Ouch! Business Pinch Points- How to Find and Fix Them
What's your pinch point? What one thing is currently holding your business back from success? Every business has at least one. Some people call it a constraint or a hurdle. In manufacturing we use the term bottleneck to describe something in our process that holds...
read moreNumbers Scare Me! 3 Financial Pitfalls you CAN Fix
"Oh, numbers scare me." That's the usual response I get from people when they first meet me and find out what I do. I smile because I've heard it a thousand times. "But numbers are your friend", I say, "they tell a story. The story of your business and your life."...
read moreTrust your Employees or Fire Them
Trust is the bedrock of any relationship, business or personal. Building trust takes time and yet you can lose it in a moment, never to fully regain it again. Without trust between you and your employees, your company is on shaky ground. Do you trust your employees?...
read moreGo Deep or Go Home-Character Counts
"The essential thing is not knowledge, but character." -Joseph LeConte "Character is what you think in the dark" -D.L. Moody Character is the most underrated and undersold commodity in the world today. Why? Because it has no flash, no bang, no visual appeal. And...
read more3 Things He Learned from Owning a Business
I recently sat down with a man who spent the majority of his life running his own business. He has since sold his business and retired decades ago. I asked him what three things he learned in all of those years as a business owner. Before social media, KPI's, Six...
read moreAre you All-In? How Leaders Drive Company Culture
With all of the talk out there about company culture these day, one would think they are giving out Nobel prizes to best in the world. I personally think that people write about how great the culture is in other companies because they want to work at the "cool...
read moreI have Bad News and Bad News, and that’s Good Business for You
By the time I get the call from most (not all) clients, they are feeling a little desperate. Maybe desperate is too strong of a word. At the very least they are nearing they have seen the sign that says, "Wit's end ahead.". Otherwise, they wouldn't need my help....
read moreThe Making of a Brand-3 tips for Personal Branding
Apparently Personal Branding is the next big thing in marketing. According to a recent Forbes article even the big companies are training employees in personal branding as part of their leadership training programs. More and more people are jumping on the personal...
read moreIs Your Business Poor?
Henry Ford was one of those amazing innovators that we all wish we could be. He understood machines and how to make them better; he knew how to attract the best people; cast visions for a future that no one else dared to dream; and actually make it all happen. And he...
read moreWhy Are Farmers the Bad Guys?
I was sitting in a local cafe one evening, typing away with work, when a family of six came in the door. Dad, Mom, and four kids all under the age of 10. When their food came and they all started eating, I overheard the Dad begin to educate his kids on the horrible...
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Thrive- Ambassadors for Business Keynote: Shoreview, MN
November 30, 2018 @ Thrive: Ambassadors for Business-Shoreview
Thrive- Ambassadors for Business Keynote: Blaine, MN
December 11, 2018 @ Thrive: Ambassadors for Business-Blaine
Thrive- Ambassadors for Business Keynote: Woodbury,MN
December 12, 2018 @ Thrive: Ambassadors for Business-Woodbury
Thrive- Ambassadors for Business Keynote: Minneapolis, MN
December 13, 2018 @ Thrive: Ambassadors for Business-Minneapolis
Thrive- Ambassadors for Business Keynote: Eden Prairie, MN
December 19, 2018 @ Thrive: Ambassadors for Business-Eden Prairie
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