Who Am I?
March 16, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.
Half the things you do might just as well be turned over
to me, and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.
I am easily managed – you must merely be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want something done and after
a few lessons, I will do it automatically.
I am the servant of all great people and, alas, of all failures, as well.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures, I have made failures.
I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine
plus the intelligence of a person. You may run me for profit or run
me for ruin – it makes no difference to me.
Take me, train me, be firm with me, and I will place the world at
your feet. Be easy with me, and I will destroy you.
Who am I?
I am habit!
Soigiuro Honda
Founder, Honda Motor Corporation
The Image of your Business from All Angles
March 9, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
A company caught my eye when I saw one of its trucks delivering meat to a restaurant. The driver was dressed very neatly with a company polo shirt and the truck was a clean aluminum and beautifully lettered. Their truck promoted shipping anywhere so I wrote down their website to see what they were doing with shipping. Boy, was I disappointed when I saw a completely different image….one that did not motivate me. The Website was riddled with spelling errors, there were alignment issues, the fonts were not reader friendly, and you could not order online but were directed to call a number. Obviously, there was a lack of follow-through with image and brand. Try looking at everything your client sees…including invoices! Are you pleased with the image of your business?
Afraid of Open Book Management?
March 2, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
One of the reasons businesses can struggle to make money can be as simple as their staff not knowing how to make money. Never assume that because your people may have degrees and have worked a number of years that they know how to make money in business. Where or when would they have learned that skill? Teaching your team how to look at the scorecard of your business – the financials and how those numbers are created will pay you back in big dividends.