When we were kids playing a pickup game of street hockey, we always kept score. The score was important because the game could end suddenly if Ranger, my friend’s poodle, suddenly decided to steal the ball (summer) or puck (winter), and we needed to know who won when that happened. (The worst game endings were … Continue reading Business Growth Lessons from Street Hockey
Category: Business Growth
The Yo-Yo Economy
The price of oil bounced up 10% in one day. The Canadian dollar is up about one-third of a cent because of the oil price increase. Essentially, the Canadian dollar is a resource currency. Canada’s economy would be stronger if we were a value-added economy instead of a resource based economy. We’ve got great talent … Continue reading The Yo-Yo Economy
Three Key Factors To Business Growth
In over two decades of advising privately-held, high growth businesses, the three key factors that have been most powerful in accelerating revenues and profits and achieving business growth are: Strategy – a clear focus on how you provide value and create results for your ideal client or customer. Management team – people who can hire, … Continue reading Three Key Factors To Business Growth
Why should I hire you? How quantifying value and results can grow your business.
When I was car shopping recently, the manufacturers and dealers were more than happy to flood me with detailed specifications about power and performance. Zero to sixty, 4.6 seconds. 400 horsepower. All wheel drive. There were fancy videos with powerful engines growling, tires howling, and even birds chirping when the environmentally friendly engine shut itself … Continue reading Why should I hire you? How quantifying value and results can grow your business.
What's the one number that can run your business?
Measuring and sharing one number can help your team to focus and dramatically improve performance.
Chad Barr Interviews Phil Symchych
What are the top issues facing business owners today?
What's Your Growth Potential? Are you red-lining it?
How do you know your growth shouldn’t be 30% or more?
Coffee or Tea – A Lesson in Strategy
the milk molecules were alive and trying to swim out of her cup of coffee in globs
The Fish Strategy
The alpha male, who isn’t male, said ‘nothing slimy in this house.’
Help Wanted: Are you an organized, detailed finisher?
Would you rather move two things a mile or a hundred things an inch?
