Leadership and Management
When Is The Second Best Time To Get Help?
By Brett Fox “I’m sorry, but I can’t help you,” I said to Jim. “I think the best thing for you to do is sell the company. I wish you the best of luck.” Jim’s company was past the brink of disaster and well into its death spiral. There was nothing realistic anyone could do,…
Read MoreDo You Really Know The Right Way To Say No?
By Brett Fox “Thanks for taking the time to meet with me today. I really appreciate it, but I don’t see a fit for you in our organization,” the CEO said to me. The CEO’s tone was firm and even pleasant. He certainly wasn’t being blunt to hurt me. In fact, I think he was…
Read MoreHow To Crush Your Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals
I walked up to the white board and in huge capital letters I wrote: IGNORE PHYSICS! We were starting the first step of defining our next generation process technology, and I wanted to set the proper tone to the engineers in the room. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.]…
Read MoreThe Second Way Complaining Customers Help Businesses Stay Ahead
By Brett Fox at www.brettjfox.com Shit! The check engine light just came on my car. And that means I’m going to have to drop a thousand bucks to get it fixed. “Well, at least it isn’t blinking red,” I thought. A blinking red light is the kiss of death: A serious engine problem. I’ve been…
Read MoreWhat Are The Five Keys To Using Goals The Right Way?
By Brett Fox at www.brettjfox.com Where have we all seen this movie before? You hire someone, or better yet, you promote someone to a senior position. Let’s say you just promoted someone to become COO. That’s the end of the story, right? Just set it and forget it. If only it were that easy. One…
Read MoreWhy Learning To Delegate Is Critical To Your Success
“You are the biggest delegator I have,” my boss said to me during my annual review. Usually, I would take this as a compliment. Not this time. In fact, this was the worst review I ever had in my career. I thought I was doing really good work turning the division around. Order had been…
Read MoreWhat Is The Best Advice You Can Ever Get? 21 Rules To Live Your Life By
I woke up this morning with a big smile on my face. I know everything will work out. In fact, everything already has worked out. [Do you want to grow your business? Maybe I can help. Click here.] I look out the window, and it’s a beautiful sunny day. I see trees everywhere. There is…
Read MoreHow To Turn Your Failures Into Your Biggest Advantage
“I don’t see a future for you with us,” the CEO said to me. And with that simple statement, I was fired. I didn’t want to admit it, but I failed. Instead, I saw rage. And the rage didn’t end quickly. I immediately started looking for another job. I met with everyone in my network…
Read MoreThe Secrets To Giving Great Presentations Every Single Time
My heart is beating so fast it feels like it’s going to burst out of my shirt. What? My mouth is so dry! And I can’t swallow! Ugh! I’ve done this a million times before but it doesn’t matter. I still get nervous every single time I give a presentation. I start my presentation. Thirty…
Read MoreHow To Take What Happens To You Personally In Business And Win
By Brett Fox at www.brettjfox.com Large quantities of blood were spilling on the office floor. My blood. Seconds ago, I had just been shot. The investor just sneered at me. In fact, he seemed to be enjoying my predicament. He had just pulled his support for the term sheet he agreed to the week…
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