Forget The Myth That Business Strategy Is Free

I live in a growing neighbourhood where almost every other home is adding a 2nd storey. Not being slouches ourselves, we’ve also looked into this for our own bungalow. Guess what? Tradesmen and contractors won’t even talk to you about starting to work on...

63% Hate The Pressure Of Holiday Gift giving

Ahh, the wonderful feeling of holiday joy that floats in the air. The eggnog, the trees, the celebrations…it all sounds great, doesn’t it? If you’re 7 years old, yeah. But if you’re the one who actually has to buy the gifts to put under that...

Companies Don't Buy a Service, They Buy An Expert

If you’re selling a service to other companies and are under the illusion that they are looking simply to buy your services to fill a need, get in line. There are a million other people they can buy from. In fact, one of my earlier posts is about the crazy fact...

2 out of 3 Fastest Growing Companies Shrank: Research

Like me, you probably had growth-envy of companies who experienced serious enough expansion to land on the Inc 500’s Fastest Growing Company List. Well, hold onto your jealousy while you read this: Several studies and follow up studies conducted on these winners...

How I Meet CEOs Through Twitter

Meeting and intercepting CEOs is HARD. According to statistics, 90% of them don’t return first time voicemails*. In addition, they get on average 100+ emails a day, open just 23%, and click on just 2% of them.** So how are you supposed to get to CEOs when...