Productive Leaders
COVID-19 and the Future of American Business for 2020 and Beyond INTRODUCTION The year 2020 will forever be marked by an unforeseen lesson in vision. We didn't see it coming, but we all must now recognize where the lesson is leading us. And we, the business and...
COVID-19 and the Future of American Business for 2020 and Beyond INTRODUCTION The year 2020 will forever be marked by an unforeseen lesson in vision. We didn't see it coming, but we all must now recognize where the lesson is leading us. And we, the business and...
One of the toughest things to coach is how to think long-term when everyone around us is focused on short-term, immediate gratification.
We have video that disappears in 24 hours, so watch Periscope now. We have texts that self-destruct seconds after we read them. Thanks to live streaming, we are constantly entertained whenever we want.
So how can we develop teams of thought leaders who are thinking and planning decades in the future?
Your clients believe, like, and trust you. They believe you when you show them a new product or service that improve their lives. They enjoy their interactions with you. You are easy to work with, you make their problems go away, and you are quick to respond to their needs. You are also personable. Your clients genuinely…
I recently asked a group of executives who they were grooming to lead their company in 20 years. They gave me blank stares as answers. “We are worried about next quarter. We are not even worried about next year.” Exactly. And that is the problem. Many executives are so busy worrying about the short-term that they…
I wound up in Ushuaia, Argentina over Christmas. The trip was kind of accidental, and the story long and irrelevant, but I got to see penguins and learn about an indigenous people I had never heard of, the Yamana. There were 3,000 Yamana living relatively undiscovered on the tip of South America until…
It sounded harsh responding to the person asking for business advice at a networking meeting. She was grilling me about how to get more business. I asked how many years she had been in this business (several) and then asked what she did to market her business. I was surprised when…
I was recently interviewed by Private Wealth Counsel on this topic. Listen to the audio recording at:
http://www.pwcounsel.com/mary-kelly-strategic-planning-for-your-business
Had a meeting today with a solopreneur and he asked for a few reminders on what he should be doing to promote his business. We made a short list, starting with some fairly easy social media to some outbound marketing.