Accelerated Growth Consulting

It’s more important than you think! When I work with senior executives, and we’re one-on-one, they tend to be defensive around critique and accountability in general. But when I’m with them, and they need to be critiqued in front of their executive teams (Note: in a session designed for critique and evaluation. I normally provide [...]

I was at a conference this past week when one of the speakers, a copywriter by the name of Ray Edwards, nailed me–in a positive way. The way he got to me was by asking two simple questions. Showing a picture of a MacDonald’s hamburger, he asked, 1. How would you describe the quality of [...]

I remember hearing Dan Kennedy (a marketing expert) say, years ago, “What’s interesting about entrepreneurs is that they won’t pay for the soft stuff (like dealing with their fears or lack of confidence), but they will pay for the hard stuff (like how to use some new technique on the internet to attract more customers), [...]

If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time you know that my first premise for growth is, “No organization can consistently perform at a level beyond the capacity of the senior leader. Therefore, if you want to grow an organization, you need to start by growing the senior leader first.” In essence, [...]

Regardless of whether you’re a basketball fan or not, you have to admire what Phil Jackson accomplished yesterday, as well as over the past 18 seasons he’s served as a head coach (similar to your role as the senior executive of a SMB). With yesterday’s NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson probably [...]

If you want to succeed quickly, especially in the information/ professional services arena, you’ll want to practice this idea. However, you can also apply this principle to your leadership or parenting or networking, etc. Again, just like yesterday, I want to acknowledge Eben Pagan for sharing this concept. The metaphor he uses to explain it [...]

What if there was one word that could change everything for your business or organization? One word that could rally your team together  and inspire them? One word that could unleash their full potential? One word that could take your business (or organization) from the “also rans” to the winners circle? If there was such [...]

Do you find that the news has you hunkering down this year? Maybe thinking, “You know, if we can just meet last year’s numbers, that’ll be a win!” If so, you’re not alone. Based on everything you and I are hearing in the news, it would be easy to think, “This is going to be [...]

Are there some things in your life or business that you’d like to see changed–but haven’t? Or do you have any initiatives that never seem to get off the ground? Or, any employees that just never seem to get it? Well, what if I told you there was one simple phrase that could change all [...]

Chances are pretty high that you’re thinking, “Are you nuts? How can someone be grateful for a downturn? Being grateful for an upturn makes sense. But for a downturn–that’s just plain ridiculous.” But it’s not. Why? Because downturns, like every other obstacle, always demonstrate at least one thing–they always expose weakness. And for that, you [...]