by Cheval John | Jun 25, 2015 | Business and Leadership, Employee Advocacy
Recently, I caught an episode of “The Profit” with Marcus Lemonis where he was helping an auto dealer business get back to profitability. For those who might not know about the profit, here is a quick summary of the show. Mr. Lemonis goes into business and...
by Cheval John | Jun 7, 2015 | Leadership
You have started a new job and are excited for the new journey. Everything seemed perfect. The supervisor is showing you everything about the business. Your colleagues are telling you that you will be fine at your new work. However, you are not getting the gist of the...
by Cheval John | May 28, 2015 | Business and Leadership, Community, Marketing and Social Business
Is it possible to work together without meeting each other in person? In this day and age, the answer is yes. Technology has made it easier for anyone to collaborate on projects from anywhere in the world. They don’t have to fly to one location to work together...
by Cheval John | May 21, 2015 | Business and Leadership, Innovation, Marketing and Social Business
I remember the day I “received” my first college degree. The atmosphere was really cool on that May of 2008 evening. Mind you, I had already graduated with my Associates Degree in December of 2007. The community college system I had graduated from, holds one ceremony...
by Cheval John | May 14, 2015 | Branding, Community, Innovation, Marketing and Social Business, Technology
It seems like in every generation, there is a new buzz word that catches fire and add a new meaning to the English language. One of the buzz words that is really catching fire seemingly this year is “amplification.” You might wonder what does amplification mean?...
by Cheval John | May 7, 2015 | Customer Service, Marketing
Everyone was waiting for years for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to fight each other. They felt that it would help the sport of boxing to have a sort of a renaissance from its glory days. Mayweather was considered one of the most decorated boxers of his...
by Cheval John | Apr 30, 2015 | Customer Service, Social Media
You receive an invitation from someone to be your friend on a social media platform (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn,etc). You accept the invitation and feel good about it. Immediately, you receive a message talking about liking their Facebook page, visiting their website...
by Cheval John | Apr 23, 2015 | Business and Leadership, Customer Service, Leadership
The main goal for businesses is to make a profit. If they don’t make money, then everyone suffers. And even if they do make money, the only question is did they achieve their success the right way? Target shut down operations in Canada earlier this year due to...
by Cheval John | Apr 16, 2015 | Leadership
Many times we don’t see how our failure to pivot can keep us from moving up in our careers, our business and our friendships. We get to the point of where we are very comfortable that we lose our focus on growing in our skills. An example would be the...
by Cheval John | Apr 9, 2015 | Generational Insights
The most popular advice when starting out as an entrepreneur or podcaster, etc. is to pick a niche. That is great advice to a huge degree because you do not want to spread yourself out too thin. It is also true to a large degree that it will be hard for you to gain...
