“Alliances have become an integral part of contemporary strategic thinking.” Fortune magazine Strategic alliances can be extremely important for small businesses. As I’ll illustrate in a couple of paragraphs, forming strategic alliances was key to my…… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Thinking Outside The Box (a.k.a. Lateral Thinking)
“Lateral thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic.” In my last blog post I urged small business owners to break out of their comfort zone. One really good way to do…… Continue Reading
Break Out Of Your Comfort Zone
“Do one thing that scares you every day.” This quote, attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, epitomizes the concept of breaking out of your comfort zone. Inside your comfort zone, you’re safe . . . and you’re comfortable. But you’re also treading water, not growing personally, and you’re probably not growing your company. You can get away…… Continue Reading