When it comes to anything involving speed and measuring who is the fastest, nobody remembers who took second place. For example, Jesse Owens’ win in the 200-meter dash at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin will always be remembered. We’re still making movies about it. But who remembers Matthew Robinson who took second place […]
Climb into your time machine for a moment and set it for 1965. Ready? Push the big red button. Okay, you’re in 1965. Walk into the first small business you see and ask if they have a phone. Go into the next small business and ask the same question. Once you’re convinced that every small […]
Measure twice, cut once. That guidance works in blogging and article writing just as well as it works in carpentry. Below is a 16-point checklist against which you should “measure” every piece of content you publish online. (And honestly, most of the points apply to print pieces as well.) Study the list, print it out, […]
You get to mind meld the brains of a lot of the most successful people in business this week, including one article that features the advice of 110 top bloggers. Leadership, management and productivity Ideas usually aren’t the problem; execution is: How to Execute Ideas as a Small Business. More than a fourth of all […]
Although the British vote to exit the European Union was fairly close, it must be viewed as an event that reflects major undercurrents sweeping through Western nations. Two very powerful factors weighed against Brexit. First, people are very averse to change. They would rather stick with the misery they know than misery they don’t know. […]