by Bernie Heine | Aug 4, 2019 | Business Coaching, Financial Management, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Here are some worrisome statistics from The Journal of Finance: On average, companies that take over others have a 10% reduction in wealth over five years post-acquisition. And up to 55% of all alliances fall flat with losses accruing to both firms. It seems that too...
by Bernie Heine | Jun 17, 2019 | Business Coaching, Leadership, Personal Evaluation
Self-development towards executive effectiveness must be learned and practiced. How often and how well do you practice the following habits? We define habits as the synergy of knowledge, experience, skill, and motivation. Take time to reflect on each item in the PBC...
by Bernie Heine | Jun 11, 2019 | Business Coaching, Marketing, Sales
Our working lives are first and almost exclusively about the money. Too often the dollar trumps the dream in our organizational culture. We also struggle to prioritize time over money in our mind. We have biases that equate “busyness” with status and prestige. We also...
by Bernie Heine | Apr 29, 2019 | Business Coaching, Leadership, Personal Evaluation
Frank Partnoy, in his excellent book, Wait: The Art and Science of Delay, makes the compelling case that procrastination is not only our middle name, it is also an essential survival tactic in modern business life. We all have so many tasks demanding our attention and...
by Bernie Heine | Feb 2, 2019 | Business Coaching, Business Systems, Leadership, Personal Effectiveness
4 Misbehaviors that suppress our EQ 1. Stop criticizing people to make yourself feel good in the short term. Why? Because at the end of “Remorse Road” lies “destination Anguish.” Why do we criticize others so much? We...
by Bernie Heine | Jan 28, 2019 | Business Coaching, Marketing, Sales
1. Articulate your unique proposition. For service-based businesses, there is much less emphasis on price than for product-based companies. What makes your agency, your knowhow, your financial service, or your whatever stand out from the crowded competitive landscape?...
