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STOP SAYING “IF I HAD ONLY ……!”

By Paul Delfino

DATE: 03/31/2013

How many times have you said or thought; “If I had only…….!” For entrepreneurs this phrase/thought often describes opportunities missed for: new business investments or new service/product lines for their business. Preoccupation with hindsight and missed opportunities is wasted time. The key lesson that should be learned from looking back is that we...continue reading

A SIMPLE LEADERSHIP TEST

By Paul Delfino

DATE: 02/26/2013

One of my clients is an avid practitioner of self-development. The signals are easy:

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Merger Mind Games For Practice

By Paul Delfino

DATE: 02/01/2013

Merger Mind Games For Practice
It is no news that small business is feeling pressure from everywhere. Taxes, compliance, cost of material, shipping, technology are usually the start of the list of pressure points. Add to this an overall business climate that has been described as ‘uncertain” and you have what I have come to call – IEA - “intensified entrepreneurial...continue reading

INSTANT MESSAGING & TEXTS – PRODUCTIVITY or DISTRACTION

By Paul Delfino

DATE: 11/25/2012

I was recently visiting a client site and over the day I was in a position to casually observe several office work stations. What I saw and heard was a nearly continuous flow of IM messages coming into employee desktops and Text messages flowing into mobile devices. The volume was...continue reading

“The Customer Experience – Your Tunnel”

By Paul Delfino

DATE: 11/06/2012

For years now I have been running about the country promoting a marketing concept called “The Tunnel” in countless presentations. With the year end approaching it is a perfect time for entrepreneurs to review processes in their companies in preparation...continue reading