Business Tips by Chris Reich
Tips from growing a business to dealing with disputesWhat Must Change
Here We Go Again Well, here we go again. If this country is going to get back on track, it will start with ethics. All of us are going to have to start doing what is right for all, or most, rather than doing what gets the most personal gain. Lance...
Guest Post from BizPhyZ: Careful What You Cut!
SMASH! We put the idea of cutting expenses to survive a downturn in the BiZPhyZ Business Collider and got some very interesting results. SMASH!Slow. That is the operative word in business. Slow.Businesses have cut back to reduce expenses. Cut cut cut. Cut to conserve....
Does Fun Undermine Management?
I think we lack fun in the workplace. People in general are not happy at work. Discipline is important but don’t overdo it.
Sign of a Big Problem
One of my central themes is "I know your business could be doing better." How can I know that? There is a common symptom that indicates a lot of room for improvement at any business. Once I see this symptom, I know the business could be doing a lot better. What is...
Brave New World
The World has changed a lot since 2008. When the U.S. economy hit the mother of all brick walls, it gave the developing countries time to catch up. And they did.What scares me is the belief in the U.S. that given a little time, a better congress, a different president...
Why Read Finnegans Wake?
Why should anywhoyou Wakeread? Read to the fin? Read it again? To the fin again? Weigh? Finnegans Wake may be the most impenetrable book ever written. Joyce intentionally made the book obscure. Oh hell, it's obscure, he even created his own language for the book. It's...
Stop With the Process Continuous Improvement!
Take a Lesson from Human DNAWe have been taught that we get our genes from our parents. Remember the line about every cell containing the all the DNA needed to create an entire you? Well, that is sort of true, mostly true. Scientists have learned that our genetic...
Start The Year With This
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...
Sometimes Simply Not Jamming Things Up Is Enough
QWERTYThat is the standard layout of the most commonly used keyboard. Look at your keyboard. The first letters across the top row are QWERTY.I would bet that you think you know why this layout was chosen as a the standard. Grouping of commonly used letters? (Like "t"...
Business Self-Destruction
I just do not understand it. Nearly every business I visit seems to have a weird, self-destructive, gene at work. No to be overly blunt, but I see really stupid behavior at most businesses. When suggestions are gently placed on the table to correct these destructive...
It Is Killing Us
When an economy contracts, consumers move toward either quality (durability) or cheap. The American consumer, spoiled by years of having more of everything has chosen cheap over quality. (Europeans choose quality) This is a very bad thing in the long run.Choosing...
How to Have a Better 2013 by a Factor of e
To achieve our goal of "e" in 2013, we need some other "e"s.EffortEthicsEducationToo many businesses are waiting for the economy to improve. Make the effort to improve your economy.Ethics have been eroded by lawyers. Businesses do what they can get away with. Soul...
Productivity Tip!
I'll be brief.Use your people to their best ability and not to the title you've made up for them.If you have a problem solver, let them solve problems. If you have an artist, let them contribute design. If you have a strong organizer, let them organize.To hell with...
MARKETING!
I will scream this message until some people start to get it.Marketing is NOT advertising. Marketing is not a website and Google ads.Marketing IS is complete strategy to sell goods and services in the marketplace. A complete strategy. Got that?Marketing will not move...
What Is Wrong?
Tell me, what's wrong with this message?Our product will save you money! In fact, it will pay for itself in savings in just 14 months! Financing available.Why wouldn't people line up to get this wonder product? People are wise to promotion. Can a product save me a ton...
How to Kill Morale
"I just don't care."If I had a dime for every time I've heard that this year, I'd be able to take the rest of this year off!Why are so many talented employees telling me they don't care about their work?Because they can't care. If they did, the stress would eat a hole...
Recovery Is Coming Soon to a Business Near You
The trick these days is to just stay in business until the economy recovers. This requires a balance between prudent cost control while continuing with business development.The prospect who cannot buy now, will increase your market share when they growth. I see 2013...
Lesson from the Debates
What did we learn from the presidential debate?1. Failure to make clear why you are the better choice leads to failure. 2. Total word count doesn't matter if you cannot clearly state what makes YOU the better choice.3. Failure to keep things simple will cost you...