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Entrepreneurs trying to get a business off the ground have a lot going for them.…Continue readingEp. 127 – Leading People (Even If You Can’t Pay Them) – Part 1 The post Ep. 127 – Leading People (Even If You Can't Pay Them) – Part 1 first appeared on Business 300.

A business needs a customer the way a husband needs a wife – it’s what…Continue readingEp. 126 – 2 Types of Customer Relationships The post Ep. 126 – 2 Types of Customer Relationships first appeared on Business 300.

A business's brand is not what the owner says it is, nor is it what…Continue readingEp. 125 – Protect Your Brand From Your Customers The post Ep. 125 – Protect Your Brand From Your Customers first appeared on Business 300.

The fundamental framework – the mindset – that ought to drive all of our actions…Continue readingEp. 124 – Value-Growth Mindset The post Ep. 124 – Value-Growth Mindset first appeared on Business 300.

A business exists to deliver value to a customer. Anything else is a distraction from…Continue readingEp. 123 – Value Is The Goal The post Ep. 123 – Value Is The Goal first appeared on Business 300.

Many Christians hold business in a morally neutral category. This ordinary world of business and…Continue readingEp. 122 – Business Is Not Morally Neutral The post Ep. 122 – Business Is Not Morally Neutral first appeared on Business 300.

Profitable businesses have no place in our modern worldview. Our culture resides within a fruitless…Continue readingEp. 121 – A Fruitful Worldview The post Ep. 121 – A Fruitful Worldview first appeared on Business 300.

The mission and vision are only as good as the people living it out. If…Continue readingEp. 120 – You Want Humble People The post Ep. 120 – You Want Humble People first appeared on Business 300.

Most business owners want their business to grow. However, much of the time those who…Continue readingEp. 119 – Get Better As You Get Bigger The post Ep. 119 – Get Better As You Get Bigger first appeared on Business 300.

The issue with solving problems for a living is that you want to solve all…Continue readingEp. 118 – Let Problems Fall Where They May The post Ep. 118 – Let Problems Fall Where They May first appeared on Business 300.

Idealists justify their position by reproaching the Pragmatists action as compromise. And Pragmatists sneer at…Continue readingEp. 117 – Aspirations & Actions The post Ep. 117 – Aspirations & Actions first appeared on Business 300.

In the last episode, I introduced “nerve” as a necessary virtue to possess in order…Continue readingEp. 116 – An Owner’s Lack of Nerve The post Ep. 116 – An Owner's Lack of Nerve first appeared on Business 300.

There are character traits that all successful business owners share; character traits without which a…Continue readingEp. 115 – The Character Trait of Success The post Ep. 115 – The Character Trait of Success first appeared on Business 300.

Everything within the domain of business – its end and its means – is subjected…Continue readingEp. 114 – The Objective of Christian Enterprise The post Ep. 114 – The Objective of Christian Enterprise first appeared on Business 300.

Without sales there are no customers. Sales is supposed to sell. But because there’s much…Continue readingEp. 113 – Let Sales Sell The post Ep. 113 – Let Sales Sell first appeared on Business 300.

The game of inventory is a balancing act, if there ever was one. If your…Continue readingEp. 112 – Playing The Inventory Game The post Ep. 112 – Playing The Inventory Game first appeared on Business 300.

Nobody cares about the business like the owner does. The owner see and knows that.…Continue readingEp. 111 – Your Business Is Not Your Employee’s Baby The post Ep. 111 – Your Business Is Not Your Employee's Baby first appeared on Business 300.

The size of your business affects how it should be run. You can have a…Continue readingEp. 110 – Size Matters The post Ep. 110 – Size Matters first appeared on Business 300.

Your goal is not to make our customers' experience with you exciting and unpredictable. You…Continue readingEp. 109 – You Want A Boring Business The post Ep. 109 – You Want A Boring Business first appeared on Business 300.

Your organization needs a lot of things to get done simultaneously. So, each functional department…Continue readingEp. 108 – The Global Objective The post Ep. 108 – The Global Objective first appeared on Business 300.

The need to balance autonomy and control is prevalent in nearly every area of our…Continue readingEp. 107 – Balancing Autonomy & Control The post Ep. 107 – Balancing Autonomy & Control first appeared on Business 300.

How the people in a business are organized and how they interact with one another…Continue readingEp. 106 – Structure Enables Strategy The post Ep. 106 – Structure Enables Strategy first appeared on Business 300.

The more people are involved in your business, the more disorder will manifest. It’s better…Continue readingEp. 105 – More People, More Disorder The post Ep. 105 – More People, More Disorder first appeared on Business 300.

There are times when our business falls into a sort of disorder, and we need…Continue readingEp. 104 – Business Turnarounds The post Ep. 104 – Business Turnarounds first appeared on Business 300.

Even though I don’t like the term “Fake it, ’til you make it,” I do…Continue readingEp. 103 – Fail ‘Til You Succeed The post Ep. 103 – Fail ‘Til You Succeed first appeared on Business 300.

There’s that popular poser-friendly phrase: fake it ’til you make it. It’s the motto of…Continue readingEp. 102 – The Imposter Syndrome The post Ep. 102 – The Imposter Syndrome first appeared on Business 300.

Most people and businesses grow stagnant. But there are those who don’t. There are the…Continue readingEp. 101 – The Missing Ingredient The post Ep. 101 – The Missing Ingredient first appeared on Business 300.

Some failures are scratches and wounds. But there is a sort of failure that is…Continue readingEp. 100 – Death, Burial, & Resurrection The post Ep. 100 – Death, Burial, & Resurrection first appeared on Business 300.

How can you know if your business idea is a good one or not? This…Continue readingEp. 99 – How To Make a Business Case The post Ep. 99 – How To Make a Business Case first appeared on Business 300.

Transportation is one of the Seven Wastes in your business that your customers aren’t willing…Continue readingEp. 98 – Cruise On Your Own Time The post Ep. 98 – Cruise On Your Own Time first appeared on Business 300.

When you work towards your business goals, what is guaranteed is that either you'll meet…Continue readingEp. 97 – Assess, Align, Actuate The post Ep. 97 – Assess, Align, Actuate first appeared on Business 300.

Big goals require small steps. You don’t want the lack of a “how” to keep…Continue readingEp. 96 – A Framework to Work Toward Your Goals The post Ep. 96 – A Framework to Work Toward Your Goals first appeared on Business 300.

Most people have more aspirations than actions. There are, of course, different reasons why somebody…Continue readingEp. 95 – Big Goals Demand Small Steps The post Ep. 95 – Big Goals Demand Small Steps first appeared on Business 300.

Waste Number 4. The Waste of Waiting refers to a customer waiting for anything. Here’s…Continue readingEp. 94 – Don’t Make Them Wait The post Ep. 94 – Don't Make Them Wait first appeared on Business 300.

There is something consultants like to call “the Pull System,” originally known as Kanban. The…Continue readingEp. 93 – Don’t Be Pushy The post Ep. 93 – Don't Be Pushy first appeared on Business 300.

What is a business owner to do when he feels like he’s stuck? The context…Continue readingEp. 92 – You Know What To Do The post Ep. 92 – You Know What To Do first appeared on Business 300.

In the last episode, I covered a few basic things to be looking for when…Continue readingEp. 91 – Interpret Financials to Hear Your Customers (Part 2) The post Ep. 91 – Interpret Financials to Hear Your Customers (Part 2) first appeared on Business 300.

Financial analysts will tell you that your Income Statement communicates your Competitive Advantage. That’s true.…Continue readingEp. 90 – Interpret Financials to Hear Your Customers (Part 1) The post Ep. 90 – Interpret Financials to Hear Your Customers (Part 1) first appeared on Business 300.

There are seven categories of everything that gets in the way of providing value to…Continue readingEp. 89 – Quit Moving Around The post Ep. 89 – Quit Moving Around first appeared on Business 300.

This is part 3 in this mini-series about leading a group of people. When trying…Continue readingEp. 88 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 3) The post Ep. 88 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 3) first appeared on Business 300.

People are at different buy-in levels of the vision as individuals. So, when trying to…Continue readingEp. 87 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 2) The post Ep. 87 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 2) first appeared on Business 300.

If you only think of leadership in the context of a collective, it quickly gets…Continue readingEp. 86 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 1) The post Ep. 86 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 1) first appeared on Business 300.

If leadership only entailed charting forward while safely assuming that the people you are rallying…Continue readingEp. 85 – Leading Through Sabotage The post Ep. 85 – Leading Through Sabotage first appeared on Business 300.

I promised to get through all seven of the wastes that keep you from providing…Continue readingEp. 84 – Michelin Star or McDonalds Menu? The post Ep. 84 – Michelin Star or McDonalds Menu? first appeared on Business 300.

What sort of business should you start, buy, or be involved in building? In the…Continue readingEp. 83 – What Kind of a Business Should You Own? (Part 2) The post Ep. 83 – What Kind of a Business Should You Own? (Part 2) first appeared on Business 300.

What sort of business should you start, buy, or be involved in building? Many aspiring…Continue readingEp. 82 – What Kind of a Business Should You Own? (Part 1) The post Ep. 82 – What Kind of a Business Should You Own? (Part 1) first appeared on Business 300.

There’s a difference between the 2 types of business managers: The Administrator and The Operator.…Continue readingEp. 81 – Are You An Operator Or An Administrator? The post Ep. 81 – Are You An Operator Or An Administrator? first appeared on Business 300.

Conditions and circumstances in the business world change in a way that requires our adaptation.…Continue readingEp. 80 – Active Attention, Not Aimless Abdication The post Ep. 80 – Active Attention, Not Aimless Abdication first appeared on Business 300.

When thinking about improving your operation, everything comes to the forefront all at once. But…Continue readingEp. 79 – The One Thing For Operational Improvement The post Ep. 79 – The One Thing For Operational Improvement first appeared on Business 300.

We enjoy dreaming, envisioning, anticipating. But then begins the process of getting there, with its…Continue readingEp. 78 – Enjoy The Process The post Ep. 78 – Enjoy The Process first appeared on Business 300.

Overproduction, out of the seven, is the waste that we not only do most often,…Continue readingEp. 77 – Why Do We Over Produce? The post Ep. 77 – Why Do We Over Produce? first appeared on Business 300.