by Bernie Heine | Dec 5, 2016 | Business Coaching, Business Systems, Leadership, Marketing
We are interested in your second and third thoughts – and not just your automatic responses – to some searching business questions in the arenas of pricing, new sales, cost reduction, and productivity. Be sure to note down your ideas to grow your profitability, no...
by Bernie Heine | Jun 7, 2016 | Business Coaching, Leadership, Marketing, Sales, Strategic Planning
David Yoffie’s book ‘Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs’ is a fascinating analysis of the greatest business minds of our time. These three unique individuals have some common themes that help explain the phenomenal...
by Bernie Heine | Jun 1, 2016 | Marketing, Sales
Want a great idea for cultivating excitement in your business and planting the seed of an unprecedented sales BLOOM? Sure you do… The very old idea with an ultra-modern twist, I suggest is, ‘word of mouth’ product promotion. Focusing your marketing efforts and dollars...
by Bernie Heine | May 31, 2016 | Customer Service, Human Resources, Marketing
5 Tell-Tale Symptoms of an Unhealthy Organization 1. Assumption-Based Leadership. You, as leaders of your organizations, ASSUME that you have more top-team cohesion and clarity around your Vision and purpose than you actually have. Sure you’ve got the organization...
by Bernie Heine | Apr 7, 2016 | Business Coaching, Business Systems, Financial Management, Leadership, Marketing, Sales, Strategic Planning
Our world is facing a tsunami of change. As business leaders, you have the option of riding the wave of change on a surfboard of innovation and creativity. Or, you can bask on ‘comfort zone’ beach as usual and wait to be swamped. Because contrary to popular belief,...
by Bernie Heine | Feb 23, 2016 | Business Coaching, Business Systems, Customer Service, Exit/Succession Planning, Financial Management, Human Resources, Leadership, Marketing, Personal Evaluation, Sales, Strategic Planning
Your role is ‘Champion of Continuous Improvement’… When you recognize that your business is a key part of the global economic matrix, you can grow and develop along with it, by working matrix style, as and when needed. Matrix organizations came about in the 60’s in...
