tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209009722024-03-13T11:58:14.414-04:00Business in Motion: Insights from Business LeadersBusiness in Motion is the weekly radio show started in 1995 with host George Torok. He interviews business leaders from small to large business. This blog is an extension of the business insights, perspectives and secrets to success. Topics include entrepreneurship, leadership, success, management, innovation...George Torokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631576952720134853noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20900972.post-25789760555623047972019-04-28T19:50:00.000-04:002019-04-28T19:50:19.947-04:00Pythons Pit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Pythons Pit is a program based in Burlington, Ontario that encourages young entrepreneurs to start and grow their business ideas.<br />
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Pythons Pit is similar to Dragons Den and Shark Tank - where the entrepreneur pitches their business idea to a group of investors - pythons, dragons, sharks.<br />
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Enjoyed watching Oceans 13 again. I also enjoyed Oceans 11. Oceans 12 not so much.</div>
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They all had the same main set of stars – George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon along with the rest of the crew.</div>
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Naturally I found myself on the side of the thieves. I wanted them to win and I wanted to be on their team. Why? They exhibited a team comradery that few workplace teams experience. They faced impossible odds as many of us feel we face. More importantly, they challenged the establishment as many would like to. This band of thieves tackled the biggest casinos in Las Vegas.</div>
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George Clooney and his gang take on the casinos. It was the David and Goliath battle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Many of us would love to beat the big corporations – the banks, phone companies, cable providers, airlines, grocery stores, pharmaceuticals, credit card bandits, insurance firms, oil companies and especially governments.</div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><img alt="The ROI of Membership" height="200" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.mcssl.com/content/88159/ROI_cover_small_v3.jpg" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" width="139" /></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></h1>
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">By Ed
Rigsbee, CAE, CSP</span></span><br />
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></span>
<i><span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Here
is the bitter pill…if non-members can attend…the meeting is not a feature of
membership. However, the discount on registration is.</span></span></i><br />
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Nearly
every membership organization can further its mission more effectively, with
more members. More members generally translate to larger meetings. To recruit
more members, especially Millennials, there must be an outstanding perceived
return on investment (ROI) offered.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Contemporary
membership research, surveys, and reports all indicate that many membership
organizations are challenged with trying to justify why one should join their
ranks. There is the good old admonishment, “Join to support your industry.”
This has become increasingly ineffective. Let’s not forget the old
standby, ”We have great networking.” Perhaps your organization has progressed
to a more contemporary “We have great live and online communities”?</span></span><br />
<br />
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Yet,
something is still missing…a truly compelling reason to join. What’s an
association executive or director of membership to do?</span></span><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Accelerate
Your Action</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></h2>
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In
order to grow your membership and member meeting attendance, perhaps it is time
to push against conventional wisdom and look in a new direction? Consider the
inaccuracy that most of what is offered up by membership organizations as
“member benefits” are in fact, features—perhaps features of membership. For an
organization’s services, activities, or other things to be considered “features
of membership” said services or activities must be available only to members.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Industry
benefit activities are those things, like advocacy, that create great value for
everyone in the industry—not just the members. These activities are great
customer service accomplishments for the longer-term members that care about
them. However, they are quite ineffective in recruiting new members—because
they receive the value without having to become a member.</span></span><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Show Me
the Money</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></h2>
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">While
advocacy generally is not a feature of membership, a legislative
update…distributed only to members clearly is a membership feature which will
save the member time, money, and avoidance of regulatory pain…all buying
motives. These buying motives are the actual benefit…the things that make your
members’ lives better…the things that will motivate non-members to join. Like
the above mentioned feature of membership, discount on meeting registration,
saving money is the benefit and not the meeting.</span></span><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Motivating
Features</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></h2>
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Consider
grabbing the opportunity to drive more value, more member ROI, for members at
your meeting. There is currently much discussion in the meetings industry about
“meeting ROI” but very little about “member ROI.” What the members get in
exchange for their annual dues should be important to any association
executive. To effectively increase “member ROI” at any of your meetings,
consider including in your scheduled offering a number of “member-only”
educational, networking, and/or social sessions. You will find this most
effective at times when multiple activities are taking place at the meeting so
there will be something for non-members to do. And, remember to develop some
specific member-only education or activities for your long-term members. They
need more than simply a place to see their friends once a year.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">As
you now know, it is only the registration <b>discount</b> that is the
true feature of membership. Add to this feature some member-only activities and
those activities also become features of membership. You will greatly increase the
total perceived member ROI (member-only). You will be offering your current
members more compelling reasons to attend your meetings and to retain their
membership. For the non-members, this is like the take-away close—a powerful
reason for the non-member to join your organization.</span></span><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Influence
the Decision to Join</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></h2>
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">There
is no advantage in vague or fuzzy-bunny “member value proposition” marketing.
In order to grow your membership base, which will increase your opportunity to
influence more members to attend your meetings; it is crucial that your
organization clearly communicate its member value proposition. A reasonably
easy and inexpensive way to achieve this goal is to calculate the
member-perceived real-dollar value of each “member-only” feature of membership.
Communicating your organization’s real-dollar member ROI via your website and
other marketing channels, both printed and electronic, will go a long way to
telling your value proposition story and influencing the decision to join.</span></span><br />
<h2>
<span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Give ‘em
What They Want</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></h2>
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">There
is the question of which segment(s) you will get the best “bang for your buck”
in influencing both membership and meeting attendance? Generally it will be
those people that are newer to the industry. They truly have the most to gain
from membership. To influence this segment, you have to communicate how it is
in <b>their best interest</b> to participate with your organization.
During recruitment, is not the time for talking to these younger people about
all the great value the organization delivers to the industry. There will be
plenty of time for that after they have engaged in your organization and will
better understand the value. </span></span><br />
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Now
is the time to communicate the great value that your organization delivers to
its members—the ROI of membership based on each member-only feature. It is your
job to help them understand the real-dollar value of each of these features of
membership that your organization offers. This will hopefully include a number
of new “member-only” activities at your upcoming meetings.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">If
you would like to explore further, the financial veracity of each of your
features of membership for consideration in creating new, maintaining existing,
and sun setting your various products, services, and activities, email your
request to <a href="mailto:ed@rigsbee.com">ed@rigsbee.com</a> and
I’ll forward back my <b>Features Framework Exercise</b> from <a href="http://www.rigsbee.com/The_ROI_of_Membership_book.htm"><i>The ROI of
Membership-Today’s Missing Link for Explosive Growth</i></a>. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Copyright
© 2015 Ed Rigsbee</span></span><br />
<span face="Arial" size="2"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Ed
Rigsbee</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> holds
both the <i>Certified Association Executive</i> and the <i>Certified
Speaking Professional</i> accreditations—an honor that only about a
handful of people globally enjoy. Many of the ideas in this article are adapted
from his book titled, <i>The ROI of Membership-Today’s Missing Link for
Explosive Growth</i>. In addition to teaching associations the
qualitative process for determining member ROI and strategy, he is the CEO of
Cigar PEG-Philanthropy through Fun, a non-profit public charity he founded in
1999. More about Ed’s work at <a href="http://www.rigsbee.com/">www.rigsbee.com</a></span></span><br />
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Ed Rigsbee, CSP, CAE<br />
The ROI Guy: Alliances, Relationships & Associations<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8dWTxWtpA8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8dWTxWtpA8</a><br />
Rigsbee Enterprises, Inc.<br />
1746 Calle Yucca, Suite 200<br />
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360<br />
<a href="http://www.rigsbee.com/">www.Rigsbee.com</a><br />
<a href="mailto:ed@rigsbee.com">ed@rigsbee.com</a><br />
805-498-5720<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You
are not alone. We all have fears that we don’t care to reveal. Fear is an
emotion and hence irrational. Emotions are irrational, illogical and intangible
but they are still real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We
humans experience many different emotions. That includes love, hate, anger,
greed, guilt, pride, compassion, lust, hope…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All
are intangible and impossible to measure on any scale. Yet, our life is
directed more by emotion than by any other thing. Our motivation and direction
is most often guided by our emotions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Of
all the emotions we feel, the strongest is fear. You might not like to hear
that but fear is the most important emotion to our survival. Fear resides in
the Amygdala of our brain. That is often referred to as the Lizard brain. Why? Because
it is at the top of the spinal cord and even lizards have that minuscule brain.
Higher evolved species have that plus more developed brains.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
thoughtful question might be, “Why are most species equipped with the emotion of
fear?” Because fear is the prime motivator for survival.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Perhaps
you’ve heard a motivational speaker command you to ignore your fears. Why is
the speaker telling you to ignore the strongest emotion you have? That’s funny
because motivation is about emotion. Is the speaker suggesting that you ignore
certain emotions while embracing others? Why? Clearly a motivational speaker
doesn’t speak logically.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
speaker might even be so bold as to proclaim that fear isn’t real. They might
even spout the acronym that FEAR stands for False Evidence Appearing Real. That
might sound cute. The motivational speaker might feel clever. But it’s nonsense.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Perhaps
you’ve heard a motivational speaker or therapist command you to ignore your
fears. They might have proclaimed that Fear isn’t real or specifically that
your fear isn’t real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That
first statement would be a lie and the second would additionally be insulting
and insensitive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fear
is as real as any other emotion. It’s also the most powerful emotion. It’s the
most important emotion to our survival. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We
don’t need to live our lives in fear. We simply need to accept our fears for
the illogical and powerful forces they are. When our fears seem to disrupt our
progress then we need to take the time and consider the rational to manage our
fears. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Acknowledge,
respect and manage your fears.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://torok.com/" target="_blank">George Torok</a></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Okay, I'm not the most interesting man in the world. I'm probably not even the most interesting man in this </span><i style="line-height: 1.6em;">room</i><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">,
and I'm the only one here. Yet one thing's for sure - I work at the
most interesting radio station in Hamilton. <a href="http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca/app/promotions" target="_blank">We are 93.3 CFMU FM</a> -
listener-supported, campus-based community radio.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><span style="font-size: small;">CFMU broadcasts to the greater Hamilton area. Our programs are
produced and hosted by volunteers from the community - by people like
yourself. We address local issues, promote local and under-represented
music, and feature unique voices. We give voice to those who need it.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Last year, we received our seventh Radio Station of the Year Award,
grew our social media presence by 99%, started a blog
(cfmu.wordpress.com), and had a physical presence at many events on
campus and across the city. Our on-site Supercrawl broadcast was the
most successful to date, and featured many high-profile guests. Most
importantly, our campus profile has taken a leap forward and volunteer
participation has expanded by over 30%. CFMU is more interesting and
valuable than ever.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">We are asking our fellow Hamiltonians to <a href="http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca/app/promotions" target="_blank">offer assistance in any way they are able: donations; </a>promotions; sharing our campaign banner;
spreading the word; or any other suggestions you may have in helping us
reach our goal.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Additionally, we'd like you to <a href="http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca/app/promotions" target="_blank">consider pledging</a> to this year's drive
and supporting our campaign. In order to save paper we are sending our
request in digital form. If you choose to support us in 2014, click on
the "Donate" button on this page to pay by PayPal, or email me - Jamie
Tennant, Program Director, at jtennant@msu.mcmaster.ca.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Keep radio interesting - support 93.3 CFMU.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca/app/promotions" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click here to donate to CFMU </span></a></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PS: If you've been a guest on Business In Motion or you have listened - then consider contributing to CFMU because it is community radio. Over 150 volunteers keep the station running 24/7.</span></b><br />
<br />
Any amount is welcome. Please mention Business in Motion when you contribute.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">That's what I faced when I signed up for online banking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">You know that they plan to screw you anyways.</span><br />
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<strong><em>Who is Robert Gignac?</em></strong><br />
Co-author, along with Michael J. Townshend, of the book, <strong><a href="http://www.richisastateofmind.com/" title="Rich is a State of Mind">Rich is a State of Mind</a></strong>.<br />
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<strong><em>What is the book about?</em></strong><br />
It is a fictional story about the lessons of personal finance as seen
through the eyes of a humours disfunctional Canadian family.<br />
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<strong><em>Who is the book for?</em></strong><br />
Individuals aged 20 to 40 who are in the early stages of financial
planning. They will discover in an easy to understand, non-intimidating
story why they should care about financial planning and what they
should do about it.<br />
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<strong><em>Insights from this interview with Robert Gignac</em></strong><br />
First simple lesson is to live below your means. If you make $100,
then spend no more than $90. Its the only way to enjoy a future that
allows you to do what you will want to do.<br />
How do you make your dream real? First write it down. “What is your goal?” is the most important chapter in the book.<br />
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The best advice that Robert received from his financial planner was to start by saving $25 a month.<br />
To save your money, put it where it is not easy to get at.<br />
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People will call you lucky if you are doing the things that they want to do but they believe that they can’t.<br />
Robert wrote the first draft of the book long hand because while
doing that he was not tempted to stop and edit. His brain told him to
just keep writing and edit later.<br />
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Rich does not necessarily mean lots of money. One definition of “rich” is the density of hue in colour<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ask
any successful businessman or woman and they will tell you the same thing. Their
success is not something that happened by chance. Of course, being in the right
place at the right time is crucial, but it is only half of the equation. Just as
important is trusting your gut feelings, planning, not giving up, and following
through with your ideas.</span></div>
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<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://businessinmotion.blogspot.ca/p/interviews.html">The Business in
Motion radio show has spent years interviewing</a> business leaders to find out
what makes them successful. Whilst they may work in a variety of industries, and
have very different personality types, there are similar themes running through
almost all their stories. Lets take a look at some of these themes and pinpoint
what they have in common, why they provide the foundation for success, and how
they can help us to succeed. </span></div>
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<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Following the advice of business leaders who have
changed the world may not make you a success, but it is certainly a step in the
right direction.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Surround
Yourself With Brilliant People</strong></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Any
business leader will happily admit that surrounding yourself with brilliant
people is often the difference between success and failure. A true business
leader is not threatened by talented people. They embrace the abilities of
others and are always willing to listen to their input. They delegate and
utilize the skill-set of their entire team and are never so stubborn that they
refuse to change course when necessary.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>An
Innovation Need Not be Original</strong></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Although
this may seem contradictory, true business leaders know they do not have to
'reinvent the wheel' to become successful. Perhaps the most revered business
leader of our time was Steve Jobs. The company he founded in his bedroom has
been credited, among other things, with inventing the personal computer, the MP3
player, the smartphone, and the tablet. Whilst, Jobs was a colossus in the
information technology world, Apple invented none of those products. The
invention of the personal computer is generally credited to <a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/06/did-ibm-invent-the-personal-computer-answer-no/">Henry
Edwards Roberts, whose Altair 8800 kickstarted the personal computer
industry.</a> </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">A German technology company, Fraunhofer-Gesellshaf, manufactured the first MP3 player back in 1997,
whilst IBM were ahead of their time and developed the first smartphone back in
1992. Admittedly, these products bare little resemblance to the electronic
devices that went on to change the world, but the concept and early advances in
technology were there for all to see. What of the personal tablet? Well, a
strong argument could be made that Pencept developed that technology as long ago
as 1985, whilst Microsoft ushered in the modern mobile computing age with it's
range of 'tablet' devices at the turn of the century.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Standing
on the Shoulders of Others</strong></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">What
made Steve Jobs such a visionary was his talent for analyzing the current
market, and being remarkably accurate in predicting what technologies would
change the world and those that would end up 'in the dustbin of history'. By
standing on the shoulders of innovators that had gone before, and designing
aesthetically pleasing, simple to use products, Apple became the company it is
today. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Bill Gates did a similar thing in the 1980's with Microsoft. He agreed to a
deal to license parts of Apple's Macintosh GUI for a new piece of software
Microsoft had written called Windows 1.0. The next version of Windows (2.0)
resulted in Apple taking Microsoft to court for copyright infringement. The case
lasted 4 years. The judge eventually dismissing Apples claim. Ironically, the
Macintosh GUI was heavily influenced by work that had taken place at Xerox a
decade earlier. </span></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Once again, we find successful companies need not lead the way
as innovators. However, they do need to be in the right place at the right time,
trust their instincts, understand the direction the market is heading, and
market their product successfully.</span></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>The
Importance of Advertising</strong></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">One
can have the best idea or product in the world, but unless you get the word out
it will never be successful. Truly successful business leaders already know
this. They promote their product through a variety of media. They understand
that during a <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/may2009/id2009051_889327.htm">downturn
in the economy this is more important than ever.</a> </span></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Of course, a promotional
campaign does not have to cost a fortune. Business start-ups should always
allocate a proportion of their budget for <a href="http://www.solo.co.uk/desk-office-work/business-card-holders/tabb-business-card-holder.html">promotional
campaigns that get your message across in unique ways.</a> Building a brand that
the consumer instantly recognises is fundamental to this strategy. All true
business leaders understand the importance of this. People do not just buy
products. They <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/marketshare/2012/05/27/why-brand-building-is-important/">buy
into a brand and what it represents</a>. It becomes a lifestyle choice,
something that demonstrates to the outside world who they are, and what they
believe in. </span></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Once again, Steve Jobs knew this. Apple, under his leadership,
became the technology giant it is today not just because of its great products.
People also bought into them because they believed Apple stood for something.
IBM and Microsoft represented the status quo. Apple stood for the
counter-culture and a fresh approach.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Branding,
logos and a company slogan on office products or other advertising can help you
stand out from the crowd. Smaller companies lack the experience and staffing
levels to compete with the industry giants. However, with a creative approach it
is quite possible to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. Office products can
be tailored to sing the praises of a smaller company. For instance, the personal
touch is often lost when doing business with large multi-nationals. Smaller
businesses can point this out whilst designing their office products or other
advertising campaigns. Finding a 'niche' market or audience can help level the
playing field. Successful branding can help a business achieve this.</span></div>
<div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Hard
Work and Never Giving up</strong></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Perhaps
the one quality that almost every successful business leader has is their
capacity to work hard, believe in themselves, and a refusal to accept defeat. At
some point, most of the true giants in the business world failed. What
differentiates them from most of us is their ability to pick themselves up, dust
themselves down, and learn from their mistakes. They turn failure into
opportunity. Steve Jobs was once thrown off the board at Apple. Although
despondent, he refused to stop believing in himself. He founded another computer
start up company called NeXT, bought a computer graphics company and renamed it
Pixar, and 13 years later was invited back to join an almost bankrupt Apple
company. The rest is history.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">What is an entrepreneur?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">What motivates them?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">What can you learn from them?</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591844061/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591844061&linkCode=as2&tag=execspeecoac-20" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Richard Branson: Business Stripped Bare</b></span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">I enjoyed reading this book by Richard
Branson and I will read it again. Because Branson is a simple guy, the book was
an easy read. Quick and easy to understand. So, I’m not re-reading it because I
didn’t understand it - I will re-read it because it is inspiring.</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">Richard Branson is founder and head of the multi-billion
dollar Virgin Group which includes over 300 companies. This book reads like an
intimate journal of Richard Branson’s musings and anecdotes. It feels like you
are chatting with Richard over a tea or beer. You’ll discover insights into his
visions, fears, values, failures, triumphs and advice. It’s a worthwhile read.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">These excerpts offer the insights from the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: large;"><b>On Entrepreneurship</b></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">You have to protect against the downside.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">We all need to be aware that small, lean, entrepreneurial
businesses are now the future of business.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">I had never been interested in business. I’ve
been interested in creating things.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">Ethics aren’t just important in business.
They are the whole point of business. We’re in business to make things. And
when you decide what to make, that is an ethical decision.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">We carefully research the Achilles heels of
different global industries and only when we feel we can potentially turn an
industry on its head, and fulfill our key roles as the consumers’ champion do
we move in on it.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">Publicity is absolutely critical. You have
to get your brand out and about particularly if you’re a consumer-oriented
brand. You have to be willing to use yourself as well as your advertising
budget to get your brand on the map. A good PR story is infinitely more
effective than a full page advert and a damn sight cheaper.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">For any business building a consumer brand,
speaking to journalists is part of the deal.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">There was little purpose in becoming the
largest brand in the world. It was much more valuable to become the most
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">If you don’t define what the brand stands
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: large;"><b>On Success</b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">What you’re bad at actually doesn’t
interest people, and it certainly shouldn’t interest you. However accomplished
you become in life, the things you are bad at will always outnumber the things
you are good at. So don’t let your limits knock your self-confidence. Push them
to one side and push yourself to your strengths.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">All of these selected excerpts offer
revealing insights into the mind of Richard Branson and powerful advice for
business success.</span></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">That last piece of advice on success is
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Order the book from Amazon here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591844061/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591844061&linkCode=as2&tag=execspeecoac-20" target="_blank">Business Stripped Bare by Richard Branson</a><br />
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<![endif]-->I heard an intriguing comparison between the Greeks and the
Romans. The Romans copied many ideas from the Greeks but the Roman
Empire survived much longer than the Greek Empire. Perhaps the
Romans learned from the Greek successes as well as their mistakes
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The Greeks believed that it was honorable to die in battle.
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The Romans wanted to win the war. That meant if they weren’t
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<i>Which are you and which would you rather be?</i></div>
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Perhaps you know some Greeks. They believe that they should
honor their word at all costs. Being true to your word is a good thing. But
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Many of us have made dumb promises. The most common one is
“until death do us part”. Those promises were made in good faith at the time
but things change. It’s not just marriage that can be a bad promise. There are
many other promises that we make throughout life that might need to be
revisited.</div>
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You can think like a Greek and stand fighting to death until
one of you dies. Or you can be a Roman, retreat, rethink and fight a different
battle. The Romans weren’t cowards. They were good strategists.</div>
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Sometimes we make impossible promises to a boss, customer or
employee. We simply need to revisit reality, deal with the disappointment and
move on. Some battles you can’t win today.</div>
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Although self esteem is important to all entrepreneurs, it’s
more critical to professional service providers because the value you are selling
is based on your skills, abilities and flaws </div>
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Alan Weiss delivered a full day workshop to a group of
professional service providers – consultants, coaches, advisers, trainers and
professional speakers. Weiss is a successful independent consultant. He earns a
seven figure income from his home with no staff. He is the author of “Million
Dollar Consulting” along with at least 40 other books.</div>
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how he emphasized the importance of self-esteem to the success of professional
service providers. But perhaps he simply recognized the difficulties that many
battle with this elusive trait.</div>
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To support the need for self-esteem some of the questions from
the audience illustrated the doubts of those individuals. While listening to
the questions and answers I was reminded of some of my own doubts both past and
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This article is the result of my notes from that workshop
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Alan’s advice was to imagine waking up every morning with
the attitude that you have a lot of value and wonder to whom you can provide
that to. That’s a better way to start the day, rather than hoping you are going
to make a sale today.</div>
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Competence alone doesn’t ensure high fees. It needs to be
coupled with strong self esteem. Self-esteem rescues you from the “inputs trap”
and would instead base your fee on outcomes. Successful people care about the
results not the hours you put in.</div>
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Strong self-esteem breeds higher confidence levels. Higher
confidence enables you to be in the moment. This allows you to listen and think
better when talking with clients. Confidence gives you more control of the
conversation and hence your success. Confidence enables you to ask better
questions to gain more information and negotiating power.</div>
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Your self-confidence assures the client of their smart
decision to hire you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also makes it
easier for you to ask clients for testimonials that both boost your self-esteem
and attract more clients.</div>
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Your high self confidence allows you to reframe a client’s
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Where do you find confidence and self esteem? </div>
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First recognize your own worth. Review your achievements –
especially the results you achieved for your clients. Perhaps you should review
this list every morning.</div>
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Recognize and build upon your strengths. Minimize the
attention and energy that can be wasted fumbling with weaknesses. Keep your
eyes on the road you want to follow not the boulders or soft shoulders.</div>
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Develop your skills – your performance skills and your
communication skills. You need the first set so you can deliver as promised.
You need the second set to sell yourself and your value. </div>
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Get better organized. The simplest sign that you are
organized is that you know where things are – both physical and intellectually.
Knowing where things are will help you feel more in control. Coupled with
locating things is the ability to understand, create and follow systems.
Knowing what the next steps are boosts confidence.</div>
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Associate with people who make you feel better about
yourself. Not sycophants but associates who you respect.</div>
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Most importantly don’t be afraid to fail. That might be tough
because many of us were taught to avoid failure or that it was shameful.
Failure is a natural part of the learning and growing process.</div>
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Here’s one more thing that Alan Weiss did that seemed to
convey his tremendous self confidence. He revealed some past flaws and
embarrassing moments. The willingness to openly admit to human frailty seems to
exhibit more self confidence and hence competence to your listeners.</div>
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<b>“We went from zero to 2 Billion and we never had an original
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Jim Estill, speaking at TEDx Times Square</div>
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Jim Estill built his first business on two unoriginal ideas –
courtesy and strong work ethic.</div>
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He later started another business during his last year in
university by accident. He built that business to one with $2 billion in sales.
Along the way he didn’t innovate. He simply learned and copied from others. His
point is that it’s not the ideas that matter it’s all in the implementation.</div>
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Action counts.</div>
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Coupled closely with that action is the speed of action.
Urgency is more important than perfection. You can probably talk about successful
companies and individuals who are far from perfect. They didn’t let the lack of
perfection stop them from acting.</div>
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Although Jim didn’t mention it in this talk, one of his
mantras is <b>“Fail fast, fail often and fail cheap”.</b></div>
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Don’t worry about the possibility of bruises and scrapped
knees get on the bike and ride it.</div>
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Enjoy the video below. Jim’s presentation starts about six
minutes in and it’s only about seven minutes long.</div>
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Frank O’Dea is a business builder, philanthropist, author and motivational speaker<br />
<a href="http://www.frankodea.com/index.php">http://www.frankodea.com/index.php</a><br />
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<strong><em>Who is Frank O’Dea?</em></strong><br />
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Former skid row panhandler<br />
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Founder of <strong>Second Cup</strong> – which became the largest chain of gourmet coffees and teas in Canada.<br />
Co-Founder of <strong>ProShred Security</strong> – a company that pioneered the entire industry of on-site document destruction<br />
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Author of “<strong>When All You Have is Hope</strong>”<br />
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In 1985 he co-founded <strong>Street Kids International</strong>, an
organization developed to help homeless children in third world
countries, through education and self-reliance programs. A few years
later, he became the founding Chair of <strong>War Child (Canada</strong>),
an organization that provides assistance against suffering and abuse of
children in war affected countries. In the same year, Frank co-founded
the <strong>Canadian Landmine Foundation</strong>, an organization that raises funds for the dismantling of minefields around the world<br />
<strong>Officer of the Order of Canada</strong><br />
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<em>Insights from this radio interview</em><br />
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Second Cup started in 1975 selling dry coffee in bags to take home. That was a disaster.<br />
So it morphed into selling gourmet liquid coffee by the cup.<br />
Secrets about creating a new industry:<br />
Find a place where no one else is. It’s risky. People will call you foolish. You need to be courageous and have a vision.<br />
Currently building houses in Brazil. Lots of opportunity there.<br />
I made lots of mistakes. That’s how I learned.<br />
The longest I stay at something is 10 years. Then I get bored and move on.<br />
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<em>The formula for success?</em><br />
Hope – Vision – Action<br />
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Radio interview with <strong>Bruce McDougall</strong>, on Business in Motion with host, George Torok.<br />
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<strong>Who is Bruce McDougall?</strong><br />
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He is the founder and president of The McDougall Group, a financial
planning company in Burlington, Ontario. A past president of the
Burlington Chamber of Commerce he is a long time active Rotarian. He is a
marathon runner, tri-athlete, a past competitive racquetball player and
an avid golfer.<br />
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<strong>Insights from this interview</strong><br />
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“Building wealth requires discipline and a plan. You don’t need a lot of money to start.”<br />
“Biggest mistake that people make is starting too late.”<br />
“Biggest myth is that you need to take big risks with your money.”<br />
“The hardest thing in sales is the ability to get up off the floor
and keep going. When hiring sales people – that’s difficult to test
for.”<br />
“As a financial planner you are really a sales person. You are running a business and every business needs sales.”<br />
“When I was interviewing wait<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-</span></span>staff for my restaurant I would try to
intimidate them to test how easily they might be intimidated by
customers.”<br />
“How do you choose a financial planner? You have to like the person.”<br />
“Most entrepreneurs have had three or four failures. Don’t dwell on it. Learn from the mistakes and move on.”<br />
“Get inspiration from keeping people around you who are experiencing similar experiences.”<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Radio interview with Bruce McDougall on Business in Motion with host<span style="font-size: x-small;">, George Torok.</span></span></span><br />
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Interview with <a href="http://www.infinity-pr.com/alan_mclaren.htm" target="_blank"><b>Alan McLaren</b></a>, Co-CEO of Infinity Communications<br />
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<i>Who is Infinity Communications?</i><br />
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Infinity is a full service communications agency specializing in
public relations, branding and social media strategies. We help our
clients “Get Noticed and Stay Noticed”, through focused communication
programs designed to build brand awareness and drive revenue growth.<br />
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One of the best ways to reach your target audiences is to use a
combination of traditional public relations strategies offline, while
leveraging social media and web strategies online.<br />
We are living in a connected world and it is important to bridge the conversation both online and offline.<br />
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<b>Insights and excerpts from this interview with Alan McLaren of Infinity Communications</b><br />
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<li>Purpose of marketing is building the brand to be top of mind</li>
<li>Common mistake on the web is not connecting the dots</li>
<li>Key question is, does more traffic mean more business? That is the bottom line</li>
<li>Marketing is not scientific. One plus one does not equal two</li>
<li>Half the time, we turn prospective clients away because the fit is not right</li>
<li>Red Flag Deals was one of our proud success stories</li>
<li>I hate doing the numbers – but you need to do that</li>
<li>As Co-CEOs we each have our strengths and defined roles</li>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">An entrepreneur is a visionary; someone who sees
the world as it could be with the introduction of some new product or
service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gutenberg brought the printing
press to spread information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Franklin brought electricity
to light and power our homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.thegatesnotes.com/" target="_blank">Bill Gates</a>
brought personal computers and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs" target="_blank">Steve Jobs</a> made them attractive, along with
introducing us to the ipod, iphone and ipad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each of these great entrepreneurs made life easier for the common
citizen and very profitable for himself.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">While the essential qualities possessed by an
entrepreneur remain constant over time – ambition, above average risk
tolerance, persistence and work ethic, to name a few – the landscape in which
today’s entrepreneurs operate has changed significantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This change has important implications for
what it means to start a new business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">The internet has shrunk the world in a very real
sense, bringing <a href="http://www.marshallmcluhan.com/" target="_blank">Marshall McLuhan’s</a> notion of the global village to light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People are connecting and communities
springing up across borders, oceans and continents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Facebook groups comprised of members from all
over the world exist on interests ranging from knitting to bungee jumping (</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bungyhilmi"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">https://www.facebook.com/bungyhilmi</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Through the internet and social media, it’s less
expensive to start a new business; new options exist to raise capital; and
there are powerful, accessible platforms with which to communicate directly to
potential consumers without paying a cent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">The Reshaping
of Business and Commerce </span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Starting a
business doesn’t need to be expensive:</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">All you really need to get started is an idea, a
plan and a website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your web page is
your storefront, and it’s a lot cheaper than renting or purchasing a bricks and
mortar space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s where your customers
come to shop, interact with your brand, and purchase whatever it is your
selling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luring customers onto your site
is achieved through online promotion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This includes Search Engine Optimization (SEO), which can be done for
free, social media, which can and should be used to interact with potential
customers, and paid online advertisements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">New options to
raise capital:</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Websites like Kickstarter allow entrepreneurs to
raise capital to start their businesses without giving up ownership in the form
of stock, or owing money on loans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you have a good idea, present it well, and people believe in it, Kickstarter is
a great option to look into (</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter%20basics?ref=nav"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter%20basics?ref=nav</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">)</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">New platforms
to promote: </span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Social media is a powerful way to promote online
and it’s free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you haven’t already,
create an account on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Learning to harness these tools to yield
results (i.e., pull customers into your website) will take some time, but is
well worth the personal investment. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">How to Take
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">The internet is a great thing for
Entrepreneurs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It encourages creativity
by reducing the risks and financial barriers involved in taking a chance on
your visionary idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take advantage: go
build a website, open a Twitter account, and start working on your new business
today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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and regular contributor at </span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.biztoolz.ca/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">www.biztoolz.ca</span></i></a></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">, which
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Radio interview with Kathy Bardswick, President and CEO of the Co-Operators
Group.<br />
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Kathy Bardswick has been with the Co-Operators for 32 years. She worked her
way through various roles with the company. A working mom with four children she
was inspired by her own mother (with six children) who encouraged her to pursue
her dreams. Kathy earned her MBA at McMaster University.<br />
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<i>Inisghts from this interview with Kathy Bardswick</i><br />
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The Co-Operators is a co-operative that is owned by 47 other like-minded
co-operatives.<br />
Each owner owns an equal share. The share value does not change which means
that the company does not focus on driving share value.<br />
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They are in the business of offering financial security for Canadians along
with peace of mind for the ups and downs of life.<br />
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Co-operators was formed to meet unmet needs in 1945 by Saskachewan farmers
who were unable to buy insurance from the traditional insurers.<br />
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It is run democratically in that everyone has a voice – yet people are held
accountable.<br />
A big concern and worry is the sustainability of our world environment and
the quality of life. The increasing gap between rich and poor does not bode
well.<br />
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Youth Sustainability Conference – an opportunity for students to leverage
their passion for sustainability.<br />
We have reduced our internal footprint by 22%. The next goal is 50% and the
step after that is to be carbon neutral.<br />
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There’s no question that a business owner thinks and acts
differently than the employees. Imagine a company where the employees think and
act more like owners. That business would probably be more profitable. </div>
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Can the business owner persuade employees to act like owners
– even if they don’t own shares in the company? Can staff overcome the drug of "Entitlement Thinking"?</div>
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It almost sounds like a perverted sense of communism for
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<b>“Ownership Thinking : How to End Entitlement and </b></div>
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<b>Create a Culture of Accountability, Purpose and Profit”</b></div>
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Alan Bottomley, a retired CA, (charatered accountant) was fascinated with the
concept and the program. He signed on to become a lead Canadian facilitator for
Ownership Thinking. He's now preaching the gospel of Ownership Thinking to colleagues and business owners.</div>
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Alan is my guest on Business in Motion this week. Listen to
the live interview Friday Feb 8 at 12 noon Eastern time. In the Hamilton, Ontario
area you can listen to 93.3 FM. You can also listen to the web broadcast on
<a href="http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca/" target="_blank">93.3 CFMU</a> </div>
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I'll learn a lot more about Ownership Thinking this Friday on Business in Motion. You're invited to listen in. </div>
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<i><b>Who else is talking about Ownership Thinking?</b></i></div>
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Rick Spense reviewed the concept in the Financial Post with this article, <a href="http://business.financialpost.com/2012/06/25/how-to-get-your-employees-thinking-like-owners/" target="_blank">How to Get Your Employees Thinking Like Owners.</a></div>
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Chloe Thompson writes on Associations Now, <a href="http://associationsnow.com/2013/01/lunchtime-links-be-the-boss-think-like-the-boss/" target="_blank">Think Like the Boss</a></div>
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Craig Lund posts his book review on his Marketing Staffing blog, <a href="http://marketing-staffing.com/blogmain/BlogMain/BlogBooks/tabid/88/EntryId/17/Ownership-Thinking-Why-Employees-Need-to-Behave-Like-Owners.aspx#sthash.9lpWEHQH.VFnd4xik.dpbs" target="_blank">Ownership Thinking Why Employees Need to Think Like Owners</a></div>
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</div>George Torokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631576952720134853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20900972.post-27750655178138614862012-12-21T15:21:00.001-05:002012-12-21T15:21:31.391-05:00Five Tips for Effective Feedback<br />
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<b><i>Guest Post fron Liza Provenzano</i></b><br />
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As an HR professional, I’ve been engaged in many conversations in the workplace
about the importance of feedback and what effective feedback looks like.
However, one of the best examples of effective feedback that I’d like to share
took place behind the bench at a hockey game. I have been playing women’s
recreational hockey for about five years. While I grew up, girls hockey
didn’t exist. But, as an adult, I found an opportunity to take up the
sport and get engaged in a game that had always intrigued me. I was a little
nervous to start because I didn’t know the game that well but I could
skate and I was eager.<br />
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The first season was fun but at times, I was frustrated because I wasn’t
sure what I should be doing to improve. We didn’t have a coach behind the bench
and unless a supportive teammate gave a suggestion here or there, I was left to
figure it out myself. In our second season, we had a coach. He knew hockey and
he loved teaching the game. As soon as I would complete a shift and come off
the ice, he would give me feedback. When I would step back on the ice for
my next shift one minute later, I would feel more confident and knowledgeable
about how to play this exciting sport.<br />
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If we look at this simple example, we can see the characteristics of great
feedback.<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><strong>It is immediate</strong>.
The coach’s feedback was much more salient when it was provided right
after my shift as opposed to after the game and I could accurately recall
exactly what play he would be talking about.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><strong>It is specific.</strong>
He would refer to one play and be able to tell me
exactly what I did, or didn’t do, that helped or hurt my performance.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><strong>It is a source of
recognition.</strong> He pointed out positive performance and I knew
what to continue doing.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><strong>It is constructive</strong>.
In those shifts where I made a mistake, he didn’t sugar coat his comments
but instead, outlined other options that I had in how could have
handled the play and explained how those other
options may resulted in better outcomes.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><strong>It is quick</strong>.
Hockey is a fast game and I wasn’t the only one that he was talking
to behind that bench. He had to get to the point. It was a classic example
of how “less is more”.</li>
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Finally, one of the most important aspects of effective feedback is that it
is most powerful when the relationship between the person giving it, and the
person receiving it, is based on trust and respect. In that hockey season, I
knew that the coach was working hard to make us a better team. In
that climate, the recipient can be confident that the feedback is being given
in the spirit of genuine support and care which will only serve to deepen the
commitment one has to perform and give it their best.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #1f497d;">Liza Provenzano is the
Founder and CEO of SparkHR, a human resources consulting company that helps
small and medium sized businesses achieve their goals by building productive,
capable and engaged teams. To learn more about SparkHR, visit our website at www.sparkhr.ca<a href="http://www.sparkhr.ca/" target="_blank">http://www.sparkhr.ca/</a>.</span></i></div>
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