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Core Values

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:28:47 +0000

In my upcoming book, Killing the Practice Before It Kills You: How Throwing Out My Business Model Saved My Life, I raise the issue about the importance of developing your own personal and business Core Values. These values then become the precursor to developing your vision.

1. A core value is something I have chosen freely and with consideration for the consequences of my choice.

2. A core value is something I prize greatly and has a positive influence on my life.

3. A core value is something I want to publicly affirm.

4. A core value is something I am willing to act on.

5. A core value is something I would repeat……if given the circumstances, I would respond in the same way.

How has operating your practice guided by your core values made a difference?

This Bailout is Bull&%#*it

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:21:07 +0000

Is is any wonder why so many believe employee loyalty is dead? Thanks to the bankruptcy protection afforded by our government GM sent “Ultimatums” to all of its 6,000 U.S. dealers—follow the new rules or we’ll see you in court! Outrageous!!! All those years the dealerships have supported this mismanaged; overbloated with excess capacity; breeding place for stupidity in business planning only to be treated with disdain and casual abandon. Why should anyone choose to purchase an automobile from a company that treats their vendors and business partners as they mean nothing? Not me. And in the meantime while the Feds are bailing out these unbelievably poorly led companies, what about the small businesses that generate over 60% of all jobs in the U.S. What say you?