In this quiet and reflective time of the busy holiday season, I wanted to spend just 20 minutes with you to share the New Year’s Resolutions that will take your business to new levels in 2014. You can download the blog post with these Resolutions here if that helps you to ponder and reflect on […] The post Solutions in Plain Sight – The Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions Leaders at All Levels Should Make appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In this quiet and reflective time of the busy holiday season, I wanted to spend just 20 minutes with you to share the New Year’s Resolutions that will take your business to new levels in 2014. You can download the blog post with these Resolutions here (http://annecgraham.com/read-the-blog) if that helps you to ponder and reflect on how they will add value to your business. These New Year’s Resolutions address core areas of your business in two areas: External/Market-Related Challenges, and...

Early in the 20th Century, businesses had to rely on expensive, prone-to-failure generators for power before the grid changed that forever. Jarrod Levitan believes we’re now in the same place with what “powers” business in the 21st Century – information, and our ability to access it anytime, anywhere. Cloud-based computing offers the same type of […] The post Solutions in Plain Sight – How to Take Your Business into the 21st Century appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Early in the 20th Century, businesses had to rely on expensive, prone-to-failure generators for power before the grid changed that forever. Jarrod Levitan (http://www.TriNimBus.com ) believes we’re now in the same place with what “powers” business in the 21st Century – information, and our ability to access it anytime, anywhere. Cloud-based computing offers the same type of paradigm shift that the power grid did – from on-site servers that could put you out of business in the case of a...

Then you’re in good company but as a leader or individual contributor at any level in the organization, it’s time to act more decisively so that you can have more impact with lower stress and less aggravation. Nick Tasler draws on his background in organizational psychology to identify the biases that we all carry with […] The post Solutions in Plain Sight – [GREAT READ!] If You Dither When You Know You Should Decide… appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Then you’re in good company but as a leader or individual contributor at any level in the organization, it’s time to act more decisively so that you can have more impact with lower stress and less aggravation. Nick Tasler (http://www.NickTasler.com) draws on his background in organizational psychology to identify the biases that we all carry with us that cause us to hesitate, delay, or even make the wrong choices for our business, and then presents a simple three part framework to help you...

Business owners work hard to build value into their business so that they can achieve what a colleague of mine calls a “massive liquidity event” – either selling their business or going public or, if they’re already public, realizing the rewards of a healthy, growing stock price. Jon Rothbart’s experience as the COO of a […] The post Solutions in Plain Sight – Five Steps to Achieve The “Aspirational Value” of Your Business appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Business owners work hard to build value into their business so that they can achieve what a colleague of mine calls a “massive liquidity event” – either selling their business or going public or, if they’re already public, realizing the rewards of a healthy, growing stock price. Jon Rothbart’s (http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/jon-rothbart/0/165/724)experience as the COO of a major investment holding company got him thinking of a new way to evaluate CEOs, and specifically, thinking of how...

Every one of us wants success… or do we? Well, it all depends upon how we define success and whether we’re “punching in/punching out” on our journey towards it, or fully engaged in making it happen. Kevin Frigon is a certified Coach with Brian Tracy’s FocalPoint Coaching program, and an experienced business leader with over […] The post Solutions in Plain Sight – Learn The Most Powerful Predictor of Success appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Every one of us wants success… or do we? Well, it all depends upon how we define success and whether we’re “punching in/punching out” on our journey towards it, or fully engaged in making it happen. Kevin Frigon (http://www.kevinfrigon.com ) is a certified Coach with Brian Tracy’s FocalPoint Coaching program, and an experienced business leader with over 20 years of success, whose AHA! Moment about success came at a pivotal point of change in his life that you may be experiencing too. In...

When you’re “in the groove” in your business, all things are possible. Every area of the company is running relatively smoothly, delivering the required objectives and milestones, and generating the kinds of growth and profit that you’ve been looking for. It can happen… but If you’re not there yet, there’s an AHA! Moment waiting for […] The post Solutions in Plain Sight – How One Manufacturing Company Got In the Groove and Drove Outstanding Growth appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

When you’re “in the groove” in your business, all things are possible. Every area of the company is running relatively smoothly, delivering the required objectives and milestones, and generating the kinds of growth and profit that you’ve been looking for. It can happen… but If you’re not there yet, there’s an AHA! Moment waiting for you in today’s call. Mark Soares (http://www.unifiller.com ) has been there and done that, having overcome numerous operational and leadership challenges to find...

The days of the rubber-chicken networking lunch where you waste time sitting next to someone with whom you have absolutely nothing in common are over, along with the days of desperately going through old business cards trying to find that contact you remember meeting at the tradeshow six months ago! Linked In guru Wayne Breitbarth’s […] The post Solutions in Plain Sight – The One Tool You Need to Find New Business and New Employees More Easily appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The days of the rubber-chicken networking lunch where you waste time sitting next to someone with whom you have absolutely nothing in common are over, along with the days of desperately going through old business cards trying to find that contact you remember meeting at the tradeshow six months ago! Linked In guru Wayne Breitbarth’s shortcuts will expand your network of meaningful business contacts and help you stay in touch with your network more easily. As CEO of Power Formula...

We’ve all brought consultants on board and found ourselves paying a bundle of billable time without ever seeing the kinds of results we were hoping for. David A Fields debunks the “we’ve always done it that way” approach to hiring consultants, and lays out a path to getting a great return on our investment. David […] The post Solutions in Plain Sight – [FREE CHECKLISTS] Overlooked Solutions to Never Feeling Ripped Off By a “Bad Consultant” Again appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

We’ve all brought consultants on board and found ourselves paying a bundle of billable time without ever seeing the kinds of results we were hoping for. David A Fields (http://www.davidafields.com/resources )debunks the “we’ve always done it that way” approach to hiring consultants, and lays out a path to getting a great return on our investment. David is one of the world’s leading authorities on using outside experts such as consultants, coaches, agencies, and frequently works with...

  There’s nothing worse than losing sleep at night because you have an underperforming Sales Manager or salesperson. Do you reprimand them? Fire them? Train Them? Hope they’ll change on their own? None of the above… at least, not at first. Here’s an alternative that produces surprising results. Pauline O’Malley is internationally renowned for developing a sales training program used by over 100,000 professionals worldwide, yet has been known to let her clients know that further training...

Almost every business person dreads public speaking even more than a root canal. And all of us have had to sit through interminably boring presentations where there was very little value. Don’t let that presenter be you! You don’t have to be a professional speaker to really electrify an audience and feel completely comfortable in any situation. Narges Nirumvala, (http://www.executivespeak.com ) CEO of ExecutiveSpeak (http://www.executivespeak.com ), works with leaders and individual...

Sooner or later, every company’s brand needs rethinking. It may be a simple facelift to update an aging logo; it may be that competitive pressures or new initiatives require you to enhance or reposition with your customers. Many re-brandings are painful, but they don’t have to be. With over 22 years working with companies to get their brand right and their message out to the marketplace effectively, Dave Ancrum of A & G Creative Group has some AHA! Moments that will help you shift your...

Too often we get in our own way when opportunity is knocking, with blind spots that keep you settling for less than you can truly achieve. But don’t settle just for a temporary motivational high. The early warning signs of blind spots are more obvious than you may think, and today’s guest has the successes to prove it. Aldonna Ambler (http://www.ambler.com )is a powerhouse of economic development who built a company of over 1000 people before selling a large portion of it to Ernst and Young...

A Linked In discussion this past week asking this question attracted hundreds of comments – clearly, getting an organization onside with to execute well is a hot topic. If you’ve struggled to get everyone on the same page and going in the right direction, today’s guest has solutions for strategic alignment. Mats Gerschman (http://www.fortus.ca) holds a Masters of Engineering and Executive MBA, and has over 30 years of experience leading engineering and manufacturing organizations. He is...

You’ve got some good people, but they’re not exactly bouncing off the walls, eager to make it happen when they come into work each day. Instead, they’re missing the essential enthusiasm that makes a difference between a good employee and a great one who helps you meet your goals. That’s going to change when you use new leadership abilities to ignite every employee with what Dr. Jim Sellner (http://www.vivoteam.com)calls “The Primal Giggle!” Dr. Jim, VP Learning and Applications at VivoTeam,...

If you’ve ever been frustrated by getting sidetracked and working on bright shiny objects instead of staying on track with your strategic plan, you’ll find solutions in plain sight from this guest that will help. Doug Wagner (http://www.sunwaptasolutions.com ) is one of the most insightful thinkers I’ve met on how to translate the good intentions on a strategic plan into day-in-day-out activities throughout the organization that transform intentions into impact.. Doug is the President and...

We’ve all been blindsided by employee behaviors that, with hindsight, our little voice was likely warning us about. Maybe it’s a valued employee who leaves, checks out, shifts from productive to missing deadlines, or worse still, steals or embezzles or damages the company in some other way. Brad Fregger (http://www.fregger.com/ ) has a solution in plain sight that I’ve certainly overlooked before, that will help you get things back on track in a way that builds morale in your organization...

When you’re finding yourself mired in the swamps of your business, unable to see the forest OR the trees, there’s only one sure way to keep from drowning. And its not by working harder, staying later, or taking work home on the weekends. When its time to re-take control of your time and your business, Jens Nilausen (http://ca.linkedin.com/in/jensnilausen )has a solution in plain sight. Jens has held senior global leadership positions in Sales, Marketing and Business Development, both in...