When you’re in business, you can’t afford to make any huge mistakes. As a matter of fact, many of the technology entrepreneurs that I coach are afraid of making that one huge mistake that can cost them their business. How do you avoid it? First you have to identify what…
In the first two parts of this article, Dan Kennedy describes the six reasons why you need a coach. In this final part, Dan writes about the options available for coaching. Most people think of coaching as a one-on-one experience. Many people are unfamiliar with or confused by the concept…
In the first part of this article, Dan Kennedy started describing the first three reasons you need a coach; accountability, being questioned and challenged, and being listened to. Top performers in both athletics and business use coaches to keep themselves at peak performance. What are you doing right now to…
We hear about coaches and consultants everyday. Pick up a magazine, watch a talk show, most everyone has a coach it seems. Although people rave about having a coach, there are still others that think it’s a waste of time, or not quite for them. Dan Kennedy has coached hundreds…
Why do partner programs fail to meet your expectations? I spend over half my time working with clients to help evaluate their partnership and joint venture programs. Most clients I talk to agree, 20% of their partners create 80% of their sales and marketing activities. So how do you find…
I’m writing this post because I have something important to communicate. The information is specific to SMB B2B companies. As I listen to my clients and prospects talk about social media, they’re all telling me one of the following basic messages: 1. “I don’t get social media. I think it’s…
Leveraging the Power of 20,000 people to Impact Your Bottom Line What, if suddenly, all 20,000 of your partners decided at the same time to deliver a sale to you? Or they decided to tweet about you. Or they decided to write a post about your excellent customer service. Or…
We’ve had many great guest bloggers on the Market Leadership Journal. Our goal is to bring you the best thinking on the technology business as it becomes available. With my business, I have the opportunity to meet a lot of fascinating people. While working on a project with a client…
If you’ve been in business world for any length of time, one of the first statistics you hear is how many businesses fail lin the first five years. Many software and technology companies fail because the owners are great technologists with a great idea, but they don’t really understand the…
I share my thoughts on Coach Wooden at Extraordinary Partnerships today. I think building high performing teams is critical to your technology and software companies’ success. As small business leaders we have many responsibilities and leadership is critical to you success. For the small IT and software business you can…