May 23, 2013
At The Achievement Centre, we distinguish between visionary leaders and those who manage people. Many entrepreneurs are visionaries. They look into the future and see things not as they are today, but as they could become. They think in big, broad landscapes...
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May 17, 2013
Too often, leaders facing the day-to-day demands of their organization don’t look into the future to see what should be. A clear, well-articulated vision is an essential launching pad for leading an organization to new heights.
Build your vision upon reality...
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April 22, 2013
When it comes to valuing and selling your business, there is probably a huge difference between what you need and what you want. Rick Jones, a merchant banker in Toronto, suggests that one of the most common problems encountered by those selling a business is...
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March 26, 2013
Feedback in its simplest form: you look in the mirror, realize you have mustard on your lip, and wipe it off. An acceptable standard developed from past experience is a clean face; the method of measuring the current status - a mirror; a current picture of...
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February 26, 2013
You can’t always tell if something is real. Fool’s gold, Ponzi schemes, green labeling, creative resumes; most of us have been duped at least once by someone who deliberately misrepresented themselves or their deal. A prospective buyer looking at your company...
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January 22, 2013
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao-Tzu
If you were to advise the next generation as they enter the workforce, you would probably tell them that real life is very different than school. It’s possible to cram for exams, pull an all-...
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December 21, 2012
Can you build a business based on the precept, “do what you love and the money will follow”? Maybe.
Viewers of the successful TV show Dragon’s Den or its American spin-off, Shark Tank have seen many examples where that advice for entrepreneurs just doesn’t...
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November 26, 2012
If you want to free up your time to focus on the bigger issues necessary to transition your business, you need someone who will begin to take on more and more of your current daily workload. Ideally that person will be, or have the potential to become, your...
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October 24, 2012
Entrepreneurship could be seen as the ultimate adventure in the pursuit of happiness. Think about it. When you became an entrepreneur, you envisioned how life would be running your own business. You’d be in control, making your own decisions, working your own...
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September 24, 2012
Robert was a frustrated sales manager. He worked for Ivan, an opinionated, controlling, autocratic boss, who also owned the company. In the past, Robert had given everything to the job. He liked the business, the work and the customers – and he had a grudging...
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