In a recession, most business owners obsess about what’s wrong with their market, customers, company, and life. The natural inclination is to focus on your problems and how to make them go away. While this is certainly one approach, it must be balanced with the exact opposite — focusing on what’s still working. What part […]
Duh… Focus on What’s Still Working Read More »
When it comes to get the latest information about the recession, is the media a friend or the enemy? More and more so I think the media does more harm to small business owners than it does good. In a world of hyper competition amongst media outlets, there is enormous financial pressure to get your
Does the Media Make the Recession Worse? Read More »
There’s only one thing worse than being in crisis (an economic one or otherwise), and that’s to be in DENIAL that you’re in a crisis. See my commentary on the labor contract negotiations the Boston Globe newspaper is having with one of their labor unions… and the hidden recession survival lesson that every business owner
The #1 Killer of Businesses in a Recession: DENIAL (More Profits TV – Episode #2) Read More »
Conventional “wisdom” says that when an economic storm comes in, you’re supposed to hunker down and ride the thing out. I hate conventional wisdom. By definition, conventional wisdom is what everyone agrees is the right thing to do. Conventional “wisdom” is really just another way of saying the thinking of the average person. Well the
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