I was at a coffee shop that I frequent and working on my book. A gentle man sat down next to me talking on his phone with what appeared to be his wife and kid. He wasn’t talking loudly but this coffee shop was small so it didn’t matter and he was only about two… Continue reading There is gold in coffee shop conversation eavesdropping
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You can make more money if you stop writing things down on paper
You are running your business and conducting the usual day to day operations when your phone rings and it’s one of your vendors who you contacted earlier and left a voicemail asking for a return call. You ask her a few questions and she responds with more information than you can absorb so you ask… Continue reading You can make more money if you stop writing things down on paper
Automation is the answer to all of your business problems
In my practice as a corporate employee I worked in an environment where downsizing was the rule and not the exception. This activity seemed to be consistently taking place throughout each quarter of the year. During a conference call, someone asked this question to a member of the senior management team,”How do you recommend that… Continue reading Automation is the answer to all of your business problems
Stop repeating the same task by automating with documented processes
Introduction Ever notice that you are performing the same task over and over in your business? Such as answering the same questions from different employees or customers? Have you ever found yourself working on something and then realized as you are working that you have completed this same task many times in recent memory? Wouldn’t… Continue reading Stop repeating the same task by automating with documented processes