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As a business owner, you know what it’s like to lie awake at 2 a.m. Maybe it has happened when you are excited and full of new ideas for your business. More often, it’s because you are worried about issues you will face the next day. Sometimes, it’s because you just woke up with the solution to a problem. I’ve experienced all those emotions about my businesses over the years. Awake at 2 o’clock? is where I share them with you, and hopefully help with answers that will let you sleep.
John F. Dini, CExP, CEPA
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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. Are you a Hunter or a Farmer?
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How prepared are you to exit your company?
The Assessment breaks down the four major categories of exit readiness; Finance, Planning, Operations and Revenue/Profit.
Tag Archives: management
“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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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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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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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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Yo I really like your site. I linked to your articles on my site about the PSP 3000 so my readers will go to your articles hopefully.
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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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When a Good Employee Fails
One of the most difficult challenges facing any entrepreneur is correcting a prior promotion that didn’t work out. Sooner or later it happens to every business owner. You promote employees because they’ve worked hard, were senior in their position, or … Continue reading
Fun, easy to read, and I enjoyed it.