by Russell Cummings | Jan 17, 2013 | Business Tips, Leadership, People, Planning, Process Improvement, Strategy
The term “Family business ” usually refers to a small or mid-sized company that has a local focus and is plagued with a familiar set of dilemmas such as succession. In spite of that very simple description, family businesses have played a...
by Russell Cummings | Dec 21, 2012 | Business Tips, Process Improvement, Technology
If you find yourself overwhelmed with all of the stuff you need to do, here’s a great productivity tool I found on the web that can help you get organized easily. This tool is called the KanBan Flow tool which you can find on www.kanbanflow.com. It is web-based...
by Russell Cummings | Nov 26, 2012 | Business Tips, Finance, Leadership, Marketing, People, Planning, Process Improvement, Sales, Strategy, Technology
The flipside of “success” is “failure” and it’s the latter that every business owner and manager strive hard to avoid. By definition, the term “business failure” refers to the cessation of a company’s operations following its inability to generate...
by Russell Cummings | Oct 22, 2012 | Business Tips
I recently stumbled across a great resource for getting a benchmark on your website. It a free service from Hubspot.com called “Marketing Grader” and you’ll find it at http://marketing.grader.com What I liked most about Marketing Grader is that...
by Russell Cummings | Oct 18, 2012 | Business Tips, Strategy, Technology
Using Your iPad To Make Presentation As part of my role as a Coach, I tend to deliver a range of tailored training programs for my clients. This usually involves a laptop computer, a presenter remote, a data projector and laptop speakers. However, since purchasing an...
by Russell Cummings | Sep 3, 2012 | Business Tips, Leadership, Marketing, People, Strategy
Wonder when you’d get the best results with your marketing strategies? Wonder no more – with a new insight by Simon Sinek called The Golden Circle, you are sure to inspire your consumers and persuade them to make the action you’ve been expecting from them. But...
