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Category Archives: Small Business Leadership Advice
I’m Not Your Boyfriend (And How to Deal with Client Breakups)
This issue came to light last week as I told my long-time landscaper that I would no longer use his services for one of my properties. Afterward, I told Petra that I had that horrible feeling of breaking up with a …
Masters of Consulting
Following up on my previous post about how to conduct successful interviews, I thought I’d share a book by MIchael Zipursky based entirely on interviews. The book, Masters of Consulting, offers 9 interviews with the “worlds leading consultants” (his …
You Go Granny! (grannypreneurs speed economic recovery)
According to the Kauffman Foundation, individuals between the ages of 54 and 64 represented 22.9% of the entrepreneurs who started businesses in 2010. That’s up from 14.5% in 1996.
Furthermore, the Kaufman Foundation says, that since 2007, this group of …
Strategic Alliances & Partnership Success
Strategic alliances and partnerships are my favorite way to leverage my skills and talents while getting around my weaknesses.
When should you form a partnership with someone outside your business? When 1+1 = 3 or more.
You only want to …
How to Hire the Right Person with the Right Attitude
The best way to evaluate people is to watch them work. Some companies take this literally.
BMW has a simulated assembly line. Job candidates get 90 minutes to perform a variety of work-related tasks
If you’re hiring for contract work, …
What Else Does it Take To Be A Great Leader?
Besides initiative, which you have loads of or you wouldn’t be building your own business, let’s look at what else it takes to be a great leader.
No surprise that one of the hallmarks of great leaders is that they …
What Does it Really Mean to Innovate?
My latest post at the Huffington Post.
Every successful entrepreneur, indeed every successful person, is an innovator.
You might be saying to yourself, “Not me, I’ll never invent the light bulb. Don’t confuse the idea of innovation with the idea …
Posted in Michael's articles on The Huffington Post, Small Business Leadership Advice
Tagged articles, business advice, business growth, business thinking, change, entrepreneurship, growing a business, innovation, invention, Michael Port Huffington Post article, process, project advice, resources, starting a business, Systems
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Time is Money
You express your values through what you buy. If I know what you spend your money on, I know what’s important to you.
The same thing is true in your business. If I know what you spend your time on, …
Posted in Small Business Leadership Advice
Tagged getting things done, money, priorities, productivity, Success, time, working, working with others
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Will You Join Me In A Pledge?
I, Michael Port, hereby declare, that I will refrain from putting down or disparaging the work of others. I will only speak about what I stand for.
I will, however, as I mentioned in yesterday’s post, destroy, blow up, and
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Posted in Personal Development Advice, Small Business Leadership Advice
Tagged big thinking, decency, meaning, pledge, purpose, speaking out, speaking up
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