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2010: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
March 2010
- Find the pattern and then the cause
- Coach in the moment rather than after the fact
- Be a real person
- Do you have a sounding board?
- Go build a bridge
- No No No
- Three types of employees
- Raising the Bar
February 2010
- Work for the best but prepare for the worst
- Trends
- Do you understand the cost of meetings?
- 1 is greater than 0
- Make them an offer YOU can not turn down
- Pick the correct environment
- If someone has to lose, why not be the winner
- Take Action…or plan?
- Sometimes you have to create the event
- There is no Blueprint for Success
- Does your work get better or worse over time?
- For every action there is a consequence
- What do people perceive your motto to be?
- Abraham Lincoln Quote
- Why do people want us to fail?
- Give and you shall help
- The mind sees what it wants to see
- Is there a way to test creativity?
- When in doubt, listen
- How Transparent is your organization?
January 2010
- Is your organizational chart correct?
- Hire the person, not the resume
- Linchpin
- If you want people to succeed, let them fail
- Take a picture
- Are you prepared for success?
- Processes vs People
- If you are good, you can adapt
- Listen to the silence
- Pre Survey instead of Post Survey
- My phone didn’t work
- Can I help?
- If you were king
- Sometimes it’s faster to go slower
- There is always the middle path
- Back to basics
- What is your Plan D?
- Right place, right time
- Multi task or get something done
- Brainstorm your way to success
December 2009
- Become an angels advocate
- Protect your name
- Revisting rules
- Reinventing yourself
- Your schedule might not be my schedule
- Do something big in 2010
- Firing a client
- Tracking what wasn’t done
- What you did yesterday might be great but what about today?
- Why planning is important
- Simple branding with email
- What if all email was public?
- Your time is your time, technology shouldn’t change that
- How well do you know your business?
- Organizational charts do not always equate to succession planning
- Do you know what food is supposed to taste like?
- December Book Sale
- The best ever
- Don’t worry, they just work here
- Think…Then Speak!
- Are you prepared?
- Start a group of one
November 2009
- Take Ownership
- Variety can make the difference
- Know your industry
- Are you willing to take the risk?
- Artist vs Technician
- Share
- Making the sale
- Learn from the past, live for the future
- Value
- Where do you network?
- Great Quote
- We want perfection
- If it was your money, would you still be spending it?
- Keeping up with….yourself
- It’s a great time to be in business!
- Would you rather be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?
- Is your entrance where people are entering?
- Good marketing for a bad product or bad marketing for a good product
- It’s easy
- It’s not what you know, it’s not who you know, it’s who knows you
October 2009
- Don’t tell me, show me
- Three new books
- How important are your hires?
- Don’t dig a hole you can’t get out of
- Remote access with Logmein
- VOIP Phones
- Web Based Calender
- Project Management
- Backup and Remote Access
- Should all rules be enforced equally?
- Safety in the workplace
- When looking for a specific answer, there is only one right answer
- Address the issues
- Communication in education
- Efficiency in the work place
- Inspirational Quote
- Do you allocate resources for education?
- Do you pay attention to what is around you?
- Don’t give people the chance
- Word of Mouth
- Opportunities are everywhere!
- Strength in numbers when working together
September 2009
- What makes your organization special?
- Bad first impressions
- Understanding the fine line of privacy
- The boy who cried email
- Will you be taken down by a giant?
- A waste of time
- Do you have an exit plan?
- The need for community
- Where is the research?
- The fear of success
- Do appearances matter?
- When in doubt RTFM
- What if you changed your business model?
- Are you honest?
- Find ALO
- Are you prepared for upcoming changes or do you wait for them to happen and then try to react?
- Be Specific
- Does it really work?
- Loyalty
- If you don’t mean it, don’t say it
August 2009
- The art of negotiating
- Delegating is good but…
- Do you have the right resources?
- Would it help to have a mentor?
- What if you didn’t buy anything you couldn’t pay for?
- If what you are promoting works, why aren’t you using it?
- You have changed, do people know?
- Valuable, Invaluable or Valueless
- If you had to start over again, would you?
- Rethinking Marketing
- Managers vs Leaders
- Life is not a one way road
- Admit you are not perfect
- The only person you should lie to…is yourself
- It’s all about the facts!
- Cliques develop naturally but take extra effort to break
- Keep Evolving
July 2009
- Did they really write that?
- What is financial freedom?
- What is your responsibility to your employees?
- If you only had 10 potential customers…
- 42 Yard Sprint
- How to increase profitability
- Are you listening?
- It’s not one or the other
- One person can make a difference
- Know when to ask for more business
- Just because you have a voice, doesn’t mean your opinion matters
- It’s not always the economies fault
- Are you willing to share the risk if it also means sharing in the potential reward?
- What do your customers really want?
- Dot Dot Dot
- Ask yourself, Why am I afraid?
- Cash Flow vs Increased Equity
- Has your industry changed?
June 2009
- Sometimes you should just say no!
- Declutter before you organize
- Visualization Part 2
- Temporary does not lead to permanent
- small-Bigger-BIGGEST
- You have a great deal of potential!
- Big talent comes with big egos
- Is it possible to sell for less than you paid and still make a profit?
- Do you think of the long term value of your customers?
- If you don’t know, SHUT UP!
- How you leave speaks volumes about you
- New Book “11+10=1″ Now Available!
- Don’t let the bastards win
- How serious do you take your customers opinions?
- Do you develop people?
- True character is demonstrated during times of adversity
- Are you using your business card effectively?
- Sell the product not the deal
May 2009
- Your time has value, use it wisely
- Do you work at your passion?
- Visualization Part 1
- It’s difficult to change peoples minds, so do the next best thing
- Do you belong to a mastermind group?
- Four Rules (plus the missing fifth rule)
- Do you leave places in better shape than when you arrived?
- How high is your bar set?
- Math Question
- Are you earning your pay today?
- It’s not the X’s and O’s, it’s the Jimmy’s and the Joe’s
- Increasing Business
- Economies of Scale
- Who are your best salespeople?
- The tools used in communicating are just as important as the message
- What you look at and what you see are not always the same thing
- Do you know who was second?
April 2009
- What will your industry look like in the future?
- How will your actions affect things in the future?
- Look for Complimentary Organizations
- What are you willing to do?
- Marketing from the start
- Technology is wonderful, sometimes
- Great Opportunities Are Available
- Stop and Relax
- Do emotions matter?
- Understanding Pricing
- Small Things Can Make a Big Difference
- Four Steps to Analyze
- Do you like Cheesecake?
- Would you work for you?
- Would you hire you?
- Don’t expect perfection if you can’t deliver perfection
- Give and ye shall receive
March 2009
- Sometimes you don’t know what you are missing
- If they had only been honest
- It takes energy to generate energy!
- The squeaky wheel sometimes has an important message
- Who are you and what do you do?
- If you don’t read
- What is an educated person?
- Mix between youth and experience
- You don’t owe an explanation
- Competing to win
- Do you upsell?
- Do you make it easy for people to buy?
- Do you know your product?
- Is change possible?
- Take Blame, Give Credit
- Authority and Responsibility
- How you say it is as important as what you say
- Shut up and listen
February 2009
- Are you reactively proactive?
- Half Full PPT
- What is a hero?
- Deal with the now
- People aren’t always what they appear to be
- Everything before the “but” is a lie
- We aren’t as smart as we think
- I already know that, I don’t need to learn it again
- Under Promise and Over Deliver
- Customer Service Makes a Difference
- Looking for ways to fail
- Drama Free Zone
- Succeeding through positive sum negotiations
- Friends vs Pretend Friends
- Recruiting and Ranking
- Strategy can only take you so far
- Planning to Fail
January 2009
- Do something nice
- Time Management Presentation
- If things are perfect in your life, don’t read this!
- How much does not hiring an expert cost you?
- If it aint broke, make it better!
- Make information easy to access
- What’s your schedule?
- Goal Setting PowerPoint Available
- Email is not private
- Potential
- Do you ask customers their opinion?
- Do you have a support group?
- Reasons Praise Isn’t Given
- Don’t assume you know what I want
- There is no such thing as standing still
- Investing in yourself
- Training
- Happy New Year!
December 2008
- Momentum
- Pricing
- The secret to getting good customer service
- It’s not they, it’s I
- If you are anonymous, you are irrelevant to me
- Happiness
- Why do some people expect to win and others expect to lose?
- When did manners go out of style?
- The Greater Good
- Right Place, Right Time
- Are you prepared?
- Beware the silent assassin
- Acceptance by inaction
- Do something uncomfortable
November 2008
- Specialist or Generalist?
- We are lacking creativity!
- Someone might be watching you
- Quality over Quantity
- Small Additional Effort can make a BIG Difference
- Do what you say
- Would you rather be a big fish or a bigger fish?
- Deal with it and move on
- Is it more difficult to get to the top or is it more difficult to stay there?
- Think….then speak
- Building a foundation
October 2008
- Fundraising
- Barriers to exit
- Check the stats
- What do you want your obituary to say?
- Being polite doesn’t cost more
- It’s my fault, I will fix it
- Your goals might not be my goals
- Do you know you?
- Can being too good be a problem?
- Make it difficult to contact you
- I Don’t Know
- Mistaking regular for loyal
- Testing is important
- It’s not only you
September 2008
- Poverty is a wonderful motivator
- Winners never quit…or do they?
- What if we could start over?
- See what is and not what was
- Do something important
- Productive or simply active?
- Prepare
- 3:1 Praise:Critcize
- Get the facts
- Go take a hike!
- Stress is Stress
- Does the name matter?
- The Saturation Point
August 2008
- ME vs I vs We
- Summary
- Archives Now Available
- Agendas
- Problem Solving 101
- Expanding the boundaries
- Ask Permission Not Forgiveness
- Alive or Living?
- Leadership vs Position
- No Experience Necessary
- Not everyone wants to be a leader
- Learn, then Do, then Teach
- Plan then Act then Evaluate
- Ask Why
July 2008
- Proximics and Spatial Relations
- Priorities
- Details make the difference
- Don’t sweat the small stuff
- You work there?
- Winning and Losing with Class
- Networking
- Should you be doing that?
- Accentuate the Positive
- Stretching Yourself
- New Internet Safety Blog
- Keep Learning
- Managing Email
June 2008
- Settle vs Compromise
- Importance of Time
- Names
- Parkinson’s Law
- Be
- Small Town vs Big City
- Control the Controllable
- Procedures
- Take Action
- Emails
- First Impressions
- Dare to be Different
- Passion vs Profession
May 2008
- Books
- Heroes
- Goal Setting – Continued
- Goal Setting
- Persistence
- New Tutorial
- Positive Leadership: How It Can Be The Difference Between Success And Failure
- Tutorials
- Great Leaders Surround Themselves With Great People!
- Great Message
- Great Customer Service
- Management using a soccer refs thought process
- Welcome to the Lawrence Fine Blog
