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http://rgsblog.com Pushing Success Beyond the Limits Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:57:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am adamant about the use of processes. I believe that everyone who is organized and interested in minimizing grief in their business as well as their personal life uses processes. For me, processes are an integral part of my life. I use them everywhere and often. ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/05/11/36/ I've been watching my local basketball team, the Dallas Mavericks, struggling in their first round of the playoffs, hoping this is the year they take it all. I still have confidence that they can win, but an interesting thing occurred to me during last night's game. I was ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/05/02/do-you-know-the-rules/ I was having a discussion with a banker friend of mine who suggested that businesses that were successful were good at identifying and hiring high quality people. I disagreed. Ouch! That is totally against the grain of conventional wisdom, right? Not really. More important than hiring high ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/04/15/do-people-really-make-the-difference/   I had spent several weeks working with my client getting their books in order and we were now finally able to review a pretty decent Balance Sheet. By that I mean one that was accurate, not necessarily pleasant to look at with tons of money lounging around in the ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/04/03/where-has-all-my-money-gone/ Being in business for yourself is tough. It gets really hard when you come to realize that you need to make a significant change to the way you do business and this change will impact the customer. Perhaps the change is an increase in price, or a change to the ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/03/23/loyal-customers-will-persevere/ I was watching American Idol last night (I know dog, it sounded a little pitchy to me too) and one of Motown's greatest performers, Diana Ross, was coaching the contestants on their performances. I admire and respect Diana Ross for what she has accomplished, both as a performer and ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/03/14/what-did-you-say/ Ethics in business has become big news over the past several years. We read about the escapades of the executives at Enron, WorldCom and other major companies and shake our heads in astonishment thinking, "How could that happen." We marvel at the unethical behavior of these leaders while ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/03/04/small-business-ethics/ I talk a lot about the importance of having solid processes in your business operation. Establishing processes that have been tested, refined, and continually examined for improvement is probably, in my humble opinion, the most important thing a business owner can do to insure success in the business enterprise. ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/02/25/scalable-processes/ The other day I watched a very compelling movie produced and directed by Clint Eastwood called "Flags of Our Fathers." It was the story of the WWII battle of Iwo Jima and the resulting media coverage in the US promoting the famous picture that resulted from that event. ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/02/14/your-image-makes-a-difference/ Have you ever heard the phrase, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it?" I was attending a seminar just last week when I heard the moderator say exactly that. Of course, everyone in the room understood his meaning, as we all do, but in the business world, ... http://rgsblog.com/index.php/2007/02/10/everything-is-broken/