by John Boudreau | Nov 4, 2015 | decision making, Goal Setting, small business
As I write this post, there are only 57 more days left to 2015! Only 57 more days. As you think of 2015 and what you’ve accomplished so far in your business, how has reality matched up with your expectations? Do you grow as much as you wanted to? How about your...
by John Boudreau | May 2, 2013 | discipline, Goal Setting, Meeting rhythm, Personal Growth, small business
Newton’s first law, states that a body in motion tends to stay in motion and a body at rest tends to stay at rest. Of course, Newton is talking about objects like a ball or a chair. If these things are at rest, they tend to stay at rest unless some outside force moves...
by John Boudreau | Dec 23, 2012 | decision making, Personal Growth, small business, taking risks
This past spring I decide to buy a boat. I had never owned a boat before and literally knew very little about how to operate one. I didn’t know the bow from the stern and the hundreds of other things that a boat owner needs to know. I did however have a goal...
by John Boudreau | Aug 28, 2011 | Analytics, Metrics, small business
I just read a great piece in Forbes magazine about Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS. SAS is the leader in high-powered analysis software. SAS helps large to midsized business analyze their data so they can make better decisions. The author asked Jim the following question:...
by John Boudreau | Aug 10, 2011 | growing your small business, small business
I just read a great blog post on the Law of Comparative Advantage. According to Wikipedia, the law states the following: “Two countries (or other kinds of parties, such as individuals or firms) can both gain from trade if, in the absence of trade, they have...
by John Boudreau | Aug 9, 2011 | Embracing Change, small business
It’s seems like just when I have things under control, a new challenge presents itself. When I first started Envisionable, I had a picture of what our business would look like. I was always looking to the future. I thought that if we could only get “X” customers or...
