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John F. Dini CMBA, CExP, CBI
President, MPN Incorporated
I live with the ups, the downs, the peaks, the valleys, and the gratification and occasionally the sheer numbing terror of being a business owner; and I experience all of it, EVERY SINGLE DAY!
As a coach, facilitator and consultant to hundreds of entrepreneurs, the operator of a dozen peer groups and a business owner myself, I spend almost every waking moment discussing the challenges and rewards of owning a business. I eat, sleep and breathe business ownership. I don’t hunt. I don’t fish. I don’t even play golf. Business ownership is both my vocation and my recreation. I think owning a business is the most interesting thing anyone can do.
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Small business owners are the Hunters of the 21st century. We are 3% of the US population, and yet we create over half of all American jobs. As Hunters, we may not be inclined to manage by the numbers or stick to systems. If we were, we'd be working for someone else! If you lie awake at 2 AM because you are worried about your business, or just because you are excited about what you will be doing when the rest of the world wakes up, then this is the place for you!
Tag Archives: management
Never, never, never, never give up.
I kind of see everything as connected. Last week we hosted Larry Linne, author of “Make the Noise Go Away,” a book about the roles of first-in-commands and second-in-commands. I will be writing about a couple of things Larry said in his … Continue reading
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Tagged business ownership, entrepreneurship, leadership, management
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“Intuitive” Doesn’t Work for Organization
Apple Computer has become the most valuable company on the planet by making products that are “intuitive.” Most Apple fans brag that you don’t even need a user’s manual to get started on their products. Intuitive is a relative term. … Continue reading
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Tagged business planning, employees, management, small business advice
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Leadership vs. Management
What is the difference between a leader and a manager? We talk a lot about managing employees, but no amount of management will direct employees who don’t know what they are supposed to be doing. Simon Sinek on TED.com talks about the … Continue reading
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Performance Reviews- Best Practices
Performance reviews are a pain. In my nearly 40 years in business they have always generated the same complaints. Managers hate to do them. As a consequence, they are frequently over due. They provide the employee with little information on … Continue reading
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Todd says:
Good advice for small businesses that are growing at an exponential pace. Communication with employees is essential. You pointed out a fair structure to guide that communication.
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Here Comes Subscription IT…Like it or Not!
It was one of those conversations that changes my perception of my business and an industry in minutes. A client who owns an IT company was discussing his strategic model. “I can’t continue to serve the SMB market like we … Continue reading
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John,
Excellent read this morning…it is a fine balancing act, I agree. As a business owner who manages the costs of experienced techs…and very savy customer base…the days of having a bench are over. As cloudy the field of providers gets, it comes down to who you trust and who locally can fix the problems or the business falters!
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DENNIS HAVEL says:
Then there’s “The Cloud” and SA’s own Rackspace.
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May I probably repost that to one of my websites on this subject matter? I’d link back to the unique, needless to say. Let me know by mail what you think.
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Well stated. Our company has been in an ‘outsourced’ network administration relationship for 3 years. We pay outsource network administration, patching, backup, disaster recovery, desktop and email support for 25 workstations and 7 servers. Compared to the cost of a full time skilled position including benefits we have a IT budget savings and the added benefit of a ‘resource team’ to turn to for insight on latest and greatest.
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Mike Wright says:
As you have pointed out timely(or immediate) access to accurate information has become critical to successfully operating our businesses. The break and fix model for maintaining our computer systems is not feasible. If there are any companies in industries that don’t have the need they will very soon. The question is not if a business needs someone to be constantly be monitoring their systems who knows immediately what to do if the is a disruption, but who will it be. It is highly likely that businesses will soon have a combination of internal resources, contracted services and services provided from the cloud (now that 3rd and 4th generation access is constantly at our finger tips.
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