by Bernie Heine | Oct 20, 2019 | Business Coaching, Business Systems, Marketing, Strategic Planning
Nature or nurture? It’s what you believe that counts. Are we born smart or do we achieve smartness? Well, both actually… IF you believe you can develop smarts, you will. It’s a mental model that Carol Dweck calls a “growth mindset.” But IF you believe your IQ is...
by Bernie Heine | Aug 10, 2019 | Business Coaching, Business Systems, Personal Effectiveness, Strategic Planning
I’ve discovered 4 keys to freeing up my super productive self. I’ve been reading “Rework” by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. It is a reassuring call to action. We all behave and think irrationally at times. Like drug addicts or...
by Bernie Heine | Aug 5, 2019 | Business Coaching, Marketing, Sales
Trust in Yourself! When the likes of Facebook and Starbucks are getting into blockchain technology, you just know it’s time to at least give it some thought. For 40 years now, we have had a love-hate relationship with the Internet. Try to imagine all the information...
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...
