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Chuck Violand

Founder of Violand Management Associates, he is a respected voice in small business leadership and a longtime speaker and contributor. He authors the Monday Morning Notes series and books including The Entrepreneurial Conspiracy and Forging Dynasty Businesses.
Teams and Culture

Kids In The Back Seat

Anybody who’s owned a business for any length of time has experienced pe...
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Human Resources

Hardball, Part II

In the current job market, highly talented job seekers can afford to be ...
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Human Resources

Hardball, Part I

With record low unemployment causing intense competition for talented pe...
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Leadership and Management

B-School 101, Part II

When the professor stated that trust was the most important factor that ...
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Leadership and Management

B-School 101, Part I

The students sat, eagerly waiting for their professor to start the day’s...
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Leadership and Management

Photographic Memory

In 1880, a young banker invented dry plates, an early product used in th...
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Leadership and Management

Changing Perspective

A while back, I was talking with Jim, a friend of mine who had just fini...
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Leadership and Management

Voluntary Leadership

While attending a conference several years ago, I listened to a speaker ...
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Foundations for enduring leadership

Learn the proven tools and frameworks drawn from decades of experience guiding growing businesses.
Most of the problems small businesses experience have more to do with the business owner's behaviors than they do with markets, competitors, or having the right processes in place. This is because small businesses are reflections of their owners and frequently take on the owner's behavioral characteristics.

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People are one of the few remaining, reliable sources of sustainable, competitive advantage. Competitors will copy marketing strategies, and technology and process advantages will fade over time, but having the best people for your organization will turn customers into raving fans, allowing you to have a more enjoyable ride as you achieve your goals.
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