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29 June  2008 ~

638594_sitewards_office.jpg Well, the first half of 2008 is just about in the books.  The economic issues that the country is facing in this presidential election year, has created an enormous amount of uncertainty.  Uncertainty tends to create a lot of angst, much of it deserving, but angst none the less, can cloud our ability as business leaders to think clearly and sometimes prevent us from seeing the forest through the trees.  As we embark into the remainder of 2008 and this “period of uncertainty”, perhaps we should stop, take a deep breath and “revisit things” that perhaps we didn’t spend enough time on before.  To contribute to the theme of stopping and revisiting, this post will take a brief look back at 5 key articles from the first half of 2008.

 
1 June  2008 ~

Social media ROI Do you understand the benefit you should be getting from Social Media?  ROI, (Return on Investment) is a common measurement that evaluates the amount of “benefit” derived from an investment.  For instance, assume your social media marketing consists of spending 5 hours/week creating new contacts via Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook. Now, let’s assume your time is worth $200/hour. Across a year, your investment is roughly $50,000!  So… is it worth your time?

 
27 April  2008 ~

dilbert.jpg For those of you who have followed my blog, you know that I generally write from personal experiences.  Well, just a couple of days ago, I had a major injury and tore the tendons in my right bicep. Thus I’m sitting here dictating this post through my microphone as I am unable to use my (dominant) arm to type.  …and that got me to thinking, in a time of crisis what are some of the things that you need to have in place to help your business transcend those significant “game changing type” occurrences.  

 
20 April  2008 ~

Working with your customers I recently did a webinar with a business partner, entitled “Five Steps to Accelerate Growth”.  For us, the genesis of this presentation started with a question… What if There Were Five Actionable Steps That Consistently Identified Six-Figure Profit Opportunities for Your Firm… To begin to answer that question, we worked with a premise that I previously shared in another blog post, specifically that Business growth, be it for the Candy Store or the Consultant or the large Corporation, will generally follow a similar path.  The “secret” is…

 
13 April  2008 ~

638594_sitewards_office.jpg I am always looking for trends or emerging practices that are changing, or at least influencing, the way we as business leaders can add more value to our businesses. Since I’ve started this blog, I have been asked many questions across a variety of topics in respect to innovations we are seeing and how they will impact business growth.  In this post, I will begin to address some of those questions.  There were so many that it will probably take multiple posts to adequately address these.

 
30 March  2008 ~

recession-cartoon.jpg The “R” word is everywhere, the majority of Americans feel that the country is already in a Recession.  Even if it technically isn’t a recession, this perception can unfortunately become a self fulfilling prophecy as consumers scale back their spending, which in turn creates a ripple effect downward on the economy. In the face of economic uncertainty, some businesses will panic and falter, while others will stay on top of their business and sail right past their competition! Which one of those businesses will you be? 

 
9 March  2008 ~

sustainable-business-goals As a business owner, manager or executive you face two major challenges: 1) meeting your short-term business and financial goals; and 2) building an organization that will sustain you for the long-run.

 
2 March  2008 ~

social-media-cutouts.jpg There was an article in Business Week last week with a great headline, “Social Media Will Change Your Business, Catch Up or Catch You Later”.   

 
17 February  2008 ~

chess-strategy.jpg Putting aside the hype, one thing is clear; Web 2.0 is currently impacting companies and its influence will continue to cause significant impacts.  As business leaders, you need to consider how Web 2.0 affects you and your business strategy.

 
3 February  2008 ~

Merger Integration The following is a case study drawn from a previous business challenge.  

Problem

Global Business Integration and the need for High Impact Operational Guidance 

Situation

 
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