Are you pleased when they use imaginative ideas to save you money?
If you said ‘yes’ to both questions you are going in the right direction. I say that because both of those questions are the same. Which means that they lead to the same results - a progressive and unique organization.
So what is a progressive and unique organization? I believe that a progressive organization is built on the belief that, great results are only achieved through the exchange of ideas from all company employees, and the ideas lead to the goals of all in the organization.
What steps can you take today that will help you become a progressive organization?
For more information on the type of work we do go to - http://theresiliencedoctor.com/
Friday, September 28, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
When are you going to stop debating and start innovating?
Innovation is the key to success, isn’t it?
How many times have you been talking about a situation that can be improved, and before you knew it becomes a debate as to what you should do? This is a crying shame, as the people that are involved in the debate are not solving anything are they?
My suggestion is to take the wildest idea from the discussion and implement it. Some of you are saying; ‘Are you crazy!’ Not at all, because if you want to innovate and grow as a business you have to take risks and because many times people in business take the safe route and there is hardly any improvement.
Soon after taking the risk you will be given the opportunity to ask “Now that we’ve implemented this new and innovative idea, how can we tweak it to make it even better?” These are the actions of a progressive and innovative business.
Are you ready to become the success you’ve always wanted?
When are you going to start innovating by taking risks?
For more information on the type of work we do go to - http://theresiliencedoctor.com/
How many times have you been talking about a situation that can be improved, and before you knew it becomes a debate as to what you should do? This is a crying shame, as the people that are involved in the debate are not solving anything are they?
My suggestion is to take the wildest idea from the discussion and implement it. Some of you are saying; ‘Are you crazy!’ Not at all, because if you want to innovate and grow as a business you have to take risks and because many times people in business take the safe route and there is hardly any improvement.
Soon after taking the risk you will be given the opportunity to ask “Now that we’ve implemented this new and innovative idea, how can we tweak it to make it even better?” These are the actions of a progressive and innovative business.
Are you ready to become the success you’ve always wanted?
When are you going to start innovating by taking risks?
For more information on the type of work we do go to - http://theresiliencedoctor.com/
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
How much do you know about the science of shopping?
Do you think it would help you if you could find out?
I recently read an article by Naomi Mannino called ‘7 secrets retailers don't want you to know’. It is a superb article that gives great information into our shopping patterns and how the stores set us up for those buying patterns.
The article can be read at -
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/7-secrets-retailers-dont-want-070050107.html
Why is this article important? It is my opinion that the more we know about our psychological motives the better we become.
My question to you is; when will you read this great article?
I recently read an article by Naomi Mannino called ‘7 secrets retailers don't want you to know’. It is a superb article that gives great information into our shopping patterns and how the stores set us up for those buying patterns.
The article can be read at -
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/7-secrets-retailers-dont-want-070050107.html
Why is this article important? It is my opinion that the more we know about our psychological motives the better we become.
My question to you is; when will you read this great article?
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Whose fault is it that you don’t buy from a particular store?
Who needs to take responsibility for you not buying?
I want to tell you about an experience that I had this past week in a Staples store. I went into to get some information about a tablet computer. The person I needed to talk to was paged. As soon as he approached me I remembered him. Why did I remember him? It is because the last time I was in the store he treated me like I was an interruption. So with high hopes we went off to the tablet computer area. As I started to ask him a few questions I could see that he had not changed at all. It was if he knew everything and did not want to share any of his knowledge to help me buy. After a couple minutes of this I politely left the store.
What did I do regarding the tablet computer? I went on line to The Source and ordered it. The detailed explanation of the product on their web-site gave me all the information I wanted and I did not have to put up with a rude twit.
I tell you this story so that as an owner or an employee you realize the impact you can have on whether people buy from your store or not.
What can you do today to help prospective clients buy from your store?
I want to tell you about an experience that I had this past week in a Staples store. I went into to get some information about a tablet computer. The person I needed to talk to was paged. As soon as he approached me I remembered him. Why did I remember him? It is because the last time I was in the store he treated me like I was an interruption. So with high hopes we went off to the tablet computer area. As I started to ask him a few questions I could see that he had not changed at all. It was if he knew everything and did not want to share any of his knowledge to help me buy. After a couple minutes of this I politely left the store.
What did I do regarding the tablet computer? I went on line to The Source and ordered it. The detailed explanation of the product on their web-site gave me all the information I wanted and I did not have to put up with a rude twit.
I tell you this story so that as an owner or an employee you realize the impact you can have on whether people buy from your store or not.
What can you do today to help prospective clients buy from your store?
Monday, September 24, 2012
Are you getting smarter than your mind?
What type of a question is that?
This is a question that was brought to my attention in the following article written by David Allen, author of the book Getting Things Done®.
“Your mind doesn't have one. A mind, that is. If your mind were smart, it would only remind you of something when you could do something about it.
'Fess up—do you have any flashlights with dead batteries? OK, so when does your mind remind you that you need batteries? At the dead ones! Gee, that's smart. If your mind had a mind, it wouldn't bother you at the dead ones, but would clearly let you know only when you were in a store that had live ones!
Have you ever changed your mind? Sure. Well, who did that? That's the part of us that has to take charge, and realize that just because we think of something we might need or want to do something about, that doesn't mean that we are being productive or constructive about or with it, or that it will be fulfilled. We have to realize that the thought itself is just a beginning, and if we care at all that it bring value or improvement, we probably need to capture it, clarify what it means to us, and organize the actions and information embedded or associated with it.
Your mind will seduce you easily. When you have a thought about something you want or should do, it is usually so simple and so obvious when you're thinking of it, you're sure you'll never forget it or that you'll remember it in the right moment. Then two minutes later, consumed with the next thing on your mind you're sure you'll never forget, you've forgotten that you've forgotten the first thing! And trusting that you'll remember something at exactly the right moment is (if you haven't learned that yet) a seriously risky bet.
Your mind is an incredible servant but a terrible master. Most people I meet, though, are still letting their mind run the show. They need to learn that a flashlight with dead batteries should either have the batteries replaced the moment they notice it, or the flashlight itself should go right into the in-tray.
You have to get smarter than your mind if you want to reach stress-free productivity.”
David Allen is the author of the book Getting Things Done®, and the work-life management system that transforms personal overwhelm and overload into an integrated system of stress-free productivity.
This is a question that was brought to my attention in the following article written by David Allen, author of the book Getting Things Done®.
“Your mind doesn't have one. A mind, that is. If your mind were smart, it would only remind you of something when you could do something about it.
'Fess up—do you have any flashlights with dead batteries? OK, so when does your mind remind you that you need batteries? At the dead ones! Gee, that's smart. If your mind had a mind, it wouldn't bother you at the dead ones, but would clearly let you know only when you were in a store that had live ones!
Have you ever changed your mind? Sure. Well, who did that? That's the part of us that has to take charge, and realize that just because we think of something we might need or want to do something about, that doesn't mean that we are being productive or constructive about or with it, or that it will be fulfilled. We have to realize that the thought itself is just a beginning, and if we care at all that it bring value or improvement, we probably need to capture it, clarify what it means to us, and organize the actions and information embedded or associated with it.
Your mind will seduce you easily. When you have a thought about something you want or should do, it is usually so simple and so obvious when you're thinking of it, you're sure you'll never forget it or that you'll remember it in the right moment. Then two minutes later, consumed with the next thing on your mind you're sure you'll never forget, you've forgotten that you've forgotten the first thing! And trusting that you'll remember something at exactly the right moment is (if you haven't learned that yet) a seriously risky bet.
Your mind is an incredible servant but a terrible master. Most people I meet, though, are still letting their mind run the show. They need to learn that a flashlight with dead batteries should either have the batteries replaced the moment they notice it, or the flashlight itself should go right into the in-tray.
You have to get smarter than your mind if you want to reach stress-free productivity.”
David Allen is the author of the book Getting Things Done®, and the work-life management system that transforms personal overwhelm and overload into an integrated system of stress-free productivity.
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