Clint Greenleaf
The Art of Firing
The art of firing is much like the art of throwing a hand grenade -- it's rarely done right, and even when it is, the results include...
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Clint Greenleaf
New Year's Plans For Everyone
Every new year, we re-evaluate our plans for the next 12 months. I took a look at my past lists and pulled the best five that I thought...
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Revenue: The Mighty Measuring Tool For Entrepreneurs
Although I don't admit it when out in public, I'm a CPA. Luckily, I'm married to a woman who is okay with the fact that her husband dorks...
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Can The Truth Set Your Profits Free?
Current events give us daily examples of the toxicity of dishonesty in politics, sports, entertainment--and the business world bears...
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4 Mistakes Companies Make Working With Vendors
We work with many vendors in the book industry, and we've seen all sorts of personalities, styles, business practices and policies. Sure...
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Stay On Top of Things
We're all busy. I've got a few plates spinning at any given time family and friends take up what little time is left when I leave the...
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Everything I Needed to Know About Being A Dad I Learned From Being a CEO
#Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Culture #Management #BestBusinessPractices #Communication #Relationships #HRHiring #SmallBusiness
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A Reading List
It seemed natural to, at some point, blog about great books. I am, after all, a publisher. In order to make this list credible, though, I...
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Clint Greenleaf
New Year's Plans For Everyone
With the new year just a few days away, it's time to think about our plans for the next 12 months. I took a look at my list and pulled...
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Keep It Short
In Hamlet, Shakespeare said "Brevity is the soul of wit." Winston Churchill said, "Say what you have to say, and the first time you come...
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5 Things You Can Learn From Warren Buffett
This was my second year in Omaha for the most famous annual corporate meeting in the world. Berkshire Hathaway has been an American icon...
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Rich vs. Poor
Much of the rhetoric we’re hearing in the media today talks about the huge gap between rich and poor. Politicians of all parties discuss...
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Gifts That Really Say Thanks
My dad is a bright guy -- he's been feeding me good business ideas for a long time. One of my favorites is something I adopted years ago...
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R-e-s-p-e-c-t
There’s a great lesson in self-discipline that every company can learn -- one that can result in improved morale, increased customer...
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Are You Missing Good Opportunities?
GM once threatened to shut down Saab as the deal to sell the brand to a Dutch car-maker languished. I'll leave it to others to debate...
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My (Thoughts on) Apologies
When public officials or famous people make a big mistake, it is often followed by a public apology. They do a big news conference to...
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You Need Help
It's hard to ask for help. Pride isn't necessarily admirable, but our smarts and hard work helped us get here... and admitting that we...
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The Power of Forgiveness
Tony Alessandra, the author of The Platinum Rule, is a hall of fame professional speaker, a bestselling author, and is close friends with...
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Babies, Business and the Bottom Line
My wife is a trusting woman. She is very smart, and yet when our oldest child was an infant, for some reason she still thought it would...
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Clint Greenleaf
Ditch Your Elevator Pitch
Elevator pitches are good in theory -- take a complicated concept and distill it into a short message. Most of the time, however, they...
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