Category Archives: Functional Skills

Time Management – is now the time to get beyond this distracting oxymoron?

Time management is an extremely popular topic. Is this productive? A Google search for the phrase “time management” returns the droll news that there are more than 14,900,000 responses. Amazon lists 448 books with ‘time management” in the title or … Continue reading

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Podcast – Increase Your Value Through Customer Perception in Professional Services

Increase customer perceived value by managing expectations, making services visible, and following up.

This podcast is 12 minutes 41 seconds long. A text version is available here

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Increase Your Value through Customer Perception in Professional Services

Most professional services firms, and many other companies where services are a significant component,  are troubled by customers who do not perceive or understand the true value of what they are providing. They have difficulty getting customers to pay for upfront diagnostic/assessment work,  concept modeling, … Continue reading

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Podcast – What If Agreements – get them in place now, before a what if occurs

Put your Founders’ Agreement in place before the inevitable business conflicts arise.

This podcast is 2 minutes 51 seconds long. The text is available here.

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What If Agreements – get them in place now, before a what if occurs

Just this morning I heard another tale of woe from a business owner who is now entering into legal disputes because a partner is getting divorced. The business is ten years old, healthy, in fact, holds a strong position in a niche … Continue reading

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Podcast – Early Intervention Is Key to Employee Success

Early intervention for new hires and promotions is key to success.

This podcast is 4 minutes 59 seconds long. A text version is available here.

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Podcast – How to Hire a Part-time CFO

Five steps to hiring a part-time CFO to simplify your life.

This podcast lasts for 8 minutes 49 seconds. A written format is available here.

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How to Hire a Part-time CFO

In my earlier article, Seven Reasons to Add a CFO – part-time or full – to Your Team, I discussed the reasons to add a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to your team. If you have not read that article you … Continue reading

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Podcast – Seven Reasons to Add a CFO – part-time or full – to Your Team

7 Reasons why you need to add a part-time CFO to your business team

This podcast is 7 minutes 20 seconds long

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Seven Reasons to Add a CFO – part-time or full – to Your Team

Many small businesses operate with only a bookkeeper and CPA to manage the finances. The owner or GM fills in, or at least think that they fill in,  for all of the duties of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As … Continue reading

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