Category: Business Motivation
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Some Business Advice From an Olympic Champion Coach
Most people don’t know Marcel Lacroix’s name, but anybody who watched our Canadian Speed Skating team at the Olympics saw him coaching our athletes. My kids are at the Olympic Oval in Calgary this week in a speed skating camp. He is giving talks to the kids about what it takes to get to the…
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My Hunt for a New Car Part 2: The Purchase
On Friday, I bought a 2004 Nissan Maxima off a dealer lot. It’s a nice looking car that filled my requirements – price, space, perceived reliability and safety. While this is all fine and good, it doesn’t make for an interesting blog. How the deal was made makes for a much more interesting story. On…
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How to Win When the Game Isn’t Fair
Imagine yourself a major league general manager. Now consider this: your top three players from last year have left the team for free agency because you cannot afford to match competing offers. Your owner wants to run the team like a business and set the payroll at $40 million (the three free agents that left…
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Seth Godin's Linchpin: a review
Have you read Seth Godin’s Linchpin yet? If not, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy. In fact, this is the best business book I have ever read. It gets to the core of why some are failing and some are thriving. It gets to deeper meaning, like how to get more…
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You can’t benchmark your way to prosperity.
CDHT3SDNHRBK Organizations use benchmarking to try to achieve a number of goals. Lots seem to make sense. It seems sensible to find out how you are performing against competitors. You will find out where you are outperforming your competitors and will find where they have the jump on you. A number of companies provide this…
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Hockey for Business?
My hockey team lost in the finals yesterday. I hate losing, most people do. But I’m proud of my team and the fact that we chose to compete at the highest level we could play. We could’ve entered less competitive divisions and greatly increased our chances of winning a championship. But what would’ve been the…