I put this in the category of 'Small Improvements" because this is an example of where making small, incremental improvements leads to a perfect product.

Not only is the video interesting, but there is a lot of solid business advice about quality in every frame.

Take away? Be obsessive about what you do! Don't settle for being okay or your business will be displaced by a competitor with the drive to thrive.

Happy Friday.





Chris Reich, TeachU.com
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If it isn't broken, break it! Why?

This drives improvement. Nothing will drag a business down to the point of no return more

reliably than improving a product or process that is becoming outdated. That's entropy at work!

Worked with a business this week that had a poorly performing website. He asked me what to fix. I told him to scrap it completely and make a fresh start. ...

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For most non-retail businesses Friday is the slowest day of the week. What do you do on Friday?

Many businesses go into a sort of "unwind" mode. A lot of people go home early and some businesses even close early on Friday.

And yet when asked about marketing, product ideas or business improvement, the most frequent comment I hear is, "we just don't have time."

Friday is the most under utilized day of the week.

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Getting rid of unneeded junk can serve you as much as getting something new. Use the rest of this week to clean up email accounts (archive important stuff), delete old files, remove programs you never use and clean up your physical office.  

You'll be amazed at the attitude boost that will give you!

Chris Reich
TeachU

What would happen if sales dropped by half suddenly?

What if your best seller became obsolete by a new offering by someone else?

This is the 'secret' to Apple's success. You can use the same playbook if you're willing to do the hard work.

Apple consistently plans on the demise of its best products. PLANS. There's the key.

Most business will try to improve their weak sellers. They ride the best sellers for as long as possible---and then a ...
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