June 22, 2017

5 Ways Working Too Hard Suggests You're An Idiot

June 22, 2017/ Joey Martin

How many times have you heard some overused sales or ‘business’ maxims such as, “pressure can burst pipes but it can also make diamonds,” or “work like there’s someone working 24 hours to take it all away,” or perhaps “work when the competition is sleeping (on holiday)”? Well, pressure will burst you before you become a diamond, unless you’re a paranoid freak this isn’t true and you could but is it doing anything? He was wearing his overworked life as a badge of honor and all I could do was pity him.

June 14, 2017

You Can't or You Don't? There's A Big Difference.

June 14, 2017/ Aaron Armour

The small business leader can change the outcomes by changing the words that are spoken. Maybe you've been hesitant to talk to an employee about some performance shortcomings. In the past you thought, "I could talk to him about it, but let's see how today goes. I can talk to him tomorrow." But now you think, "I'm going to talk to him today because that's what I do. I coach, train and develop my team to be their best."

May 17, 2017

Why Persuasion Takes More Than a Fancy Suit...

May 17, 2017/ Joey Martin

The world has changed drastically. We no longer lead with trust or “benefit of the doubt”. In business there is not a single person in an organization that has the power, knowledge, expertise, or capability to do everything on their own. Small business’ in particular fall prey to the notion that they can do it all by themselves because in the first stages of conceptualization, they can. Once they get past that they are dependent upon others whether it be customers, clients, friends and family or employees. If they are not prepared for the next steps, healthy growth in the business becomes nearly impossible. How then can small business owners better prepare themselves for moving into a leadership role with sustained healthy growth?

May 03, 2017

Process: Why Documentation Is Worth The Effort

May 03, 2017/ Aaron Armour

Processes make life more efficient, even bearable. Documenting processes feels like a waste of time. However, documenting all of your processes in your small business is exactly what you should be aiming to do.

April 26, 2017

People: Tips for Building Strengths and 'Staying in the Lane'

April 26, 2017/ Joey Martin

Joe Louis once said, “You need a lot of different types of people to make the world better,” the same can be said for your business. Different types of personalities and dominant strengths lend better efficiency and balance to positions and teams. Hiring the right people for your business is hard enough, getting the right person with the right attitude in the right chair is even harder. Evaluating this is a crucial part of ensuring your business becomes a smooth running organization, gaining traction, and moving forward rather than getting stuck.

January 03, 2017

Business Success Essentials is Open!

January 03, 2017/ Aaron Armour

The Business Success Essentials coaching program is now open for enrollment. This program is ideal for anyone who feels stuck in their business or is ready to take it to the next level. Everything is up and running to allow you to sign up today, space is limited.

December 27, 2016

Have You Found Your Ideal Client?

December 27, 2016/ Aaron Armour

Too many businesses target everyone as a client. This is a recipe for bland results. Plus, if you can admit it, you DON'T want to work with everyone. So, why not attract and work with people you want to work with? You can find the ideal customer in three steps...

December 19, 2016

Getting Unstuck

December 19, 2016/ Aaron Armour

In the busyness of moving your business and career forward it’s easy to get so focused on the immediate path ahead that without warning you can get pulled off track and find yourself stuck. Here the 4 steps to get unstuck...

December 12, 2016

How To Get Your Business Growing Again

December 12, 2016/ Aaron Armour

Question: have you ever found yourself stuck somewhere? I got my car stuck in a ditch. I was 20 driving a behemoth of a car the same age. It was snowing hard, which kept me from driving too fast. We were cruising along at a steady 25 mph when I hit a patch of ice. Business leaders and professionals can find themselves in a similar situation, without warning you’re in the professional ditch, stuck.

November 28, 2016

An Announcement And Favor to Ask

November 28, 2016/ Armour Martin Business Consulting/ Aaron Armour

You will see this format is different from previous posts. It’s for good reason, too. We're VERY close to finishing our long-awaited coaching series: Business Success Essentials. HOWEVER, we need your help. Before we finalize the final product and make it available we need to make sure we have covered everything...

June 15, 2016

Strategy Takes The Whole Brain - Not Just The Left

June 15, 2016/ Armour Martin/ Joey Martin

If we define Strategic Thinking as a broad perspective analysis of opportunities and problems, one might assume that this process is solely rooted in striving for operational efficiency and building on past success. Strategy can bring to mind associated words such as logic, analytical, and data indicating this is a process wholly owned by the left brain. However, if the goal of strategic thinking is to win in the marketplace, a good portion of the thought process needs to incorporate creativity.

April 15, 2016

How To Use Feedback to Win The MarketPlace

April 15, 2016/ Armour Martin Consulting/ Aaron Armour

In today’s competitive marketplace companies are spending a lot of time, people and money trying to improve customer satisfaction. This is predicated on an age old understanding that it is cheaper to keep a customer than to acquire a new one. Customer feedback is the tool most widely used to gauge customer satisfaction.

March 30, 2016

2 Things Every Leader Needs to Change a Company

March 30, 2016/ Armour Martin Consulting/ Aaron Armour

A McKinsey & Company study shows that only 26% of business transformations are successful. So what makes a successful transformation?

March 08, 2016

3 Ways To Make Better Business Decisions

March 08, 2016/ Armour Martin Consulting/ Aaron Armour

Your success in business and life hangs in the balance of the decisions you make every day. From choosing socks to picking stocks, we are constantly making decisions.

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