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Managing TMI
We all suffer from TMI — too much information — in business and in life. At this point in my career I’m learning more, in more new areas and disciplines, than I ever have. My need to capture and organize different kinds of information has never been greater. Searching for a methodology, I came across…
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Goal Setting Doesn’t Have to Follow the Calendar
Read any business book or hire any business coach, and they will tell you the same thing: Businesses don’t grow without good planning and execution, AND goal setting is done in January. Whoever wrote that 2nd rule never ran a payroll company. In 30-plus years of running a successful payroll company, one thing I learned…
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Timing Your Exit: Three Clocks, Not One
When owners ask me about the right time to sell, they’re usually thinking about one kind of timing. There are actually three, and the one most people never consider may matter most. 1. The calendarYes, seasonality matters — especially in our business. You don’t want a transition landing in the middle of year-end. But the…