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Human Resources

Ask Different Questions

We can learn a lot about ourselves and about business from people we’ve ...
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Chuck Violand

Human Resources

Falling In Love

What is it about small business owners that causes so many of us to fall...
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Chuck Violand

Human Resources

Driver Education, Part II

Developing as a supervisor or manager demands a different set of skills ...
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Chuck Violand

Civility At Work - Coworkers Getting Along
Teams and Culture

Being Civil At Work

Civility At Work, Part I Civility seems to have gone out of style in the...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

Assumptions

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Father Ollie and Father Sven were past...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

Cover Me

Nothing suggests excitement or suspense quite like someone saying, “Cove...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

Fixing and Healing

My wife and I just had a landscaping project done at our house. As I wat...
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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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