Archives posted in: Top 6

Top 6 – July 2013

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 9, 2013

Celebrate, Lament, Ignore. You choose how you respond to stimuli and situations. If your prospects are bad, create new ones. Don’t sell…

Top 6 – June 2013

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 1, 2013

To graduates: Michael Dell (Dell), Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple), Mike Lazaridis (RIM), and John Mackey (Whole Foods) all dropped out…

Top 6 – April 2013

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 30, 2013

“Selling a product at a loss for market share is not a good business decision.” Jeff Fettig, Chief Executive, Whirlpool Costs and…

Top 6 – March 2013

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 1, 2013

“If there is a Volkswagen Way, it is to be determined, diligent and attentive to detail, with a glint of ruthlessness.” VW…

Top 6 – February 2013

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 4, 2013

A customer checks you out … How did he know you existed? What brought him to you? How do you get more…

Top 6 – February 2013

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 4, 2013

Why do Americans generally get paid more to do business than to do engineering or science? Is it that there is greater…

Top 6 – January 2013

By Tim J. Smith, PhD January 7, 2013

“We’re looking to make progress quickly, either fail fast or succeed fast.” Daniel Hullah, Venture Capitalist Most businesses fail, but some succeed…

Top 6 – December 2012

By Tim J. Smith, PhD December 3, 2012

Somewhere between blunt and precise lies communication. Go too far in either direction and you lose them. When sales people manage information…

Top 6 – November 2012

By Tim J. Smith, PhD November 1, 2012

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all…

Top 6 – October 2012

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 3, 2012

Fine. Life sucks and then you die. Get over it. Be happy. Do your work. Any executive can blame a bad market…