Recent articles by Paul Lemberg.http://www.trcb.com/en-Us60Sat, 26 May 2012 08:15:31 ESTCopyright 2012 Paul Lemberg, TRCB.com All Right Reservedhttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/time-management/getting-things-done---the-art-of-unreasonable-requests-6078.htmYour number one leadership task is to spread an exciting, motivational and profitable vision for your company. Number two, just as important, is to insure execution. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:39:45 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/time-management/getting-things-done---the-art-of-unreasonable-requests-6078.htmTRCB.comSelf Improvement / Time Managementhttp://www.trcb.com/business/business-startup-basics/what-one-thing-1159.htmA few weeks ago I asked my readers what the most important issue was in their business. Hundreds responded with a variety of answers, but one of the most common was, "How do I get everything that needs doing done?"Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:05:39 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/business-startup-basics/what-one-thing-1159.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Business Startup Basicshttp://www.trcb.com/business/business-startup-basics/what-not-to-do-and-how-not-to-do-it-1157.htmI am concerned by people's continually need to get even more done in what seems like even less time. Maybe this will help.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:03:41 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/business-startup-basics/what-not-to-do-and-how-not-to-do-it-1157.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Business Startup Basicshttp://www.trcb.com/business/sales-management/tracking-for-profits-if-you-cant-track-it-dont-do-it-1156.htmEvery high-performance venture needs a tracking system. A tracking system with well-designed metrics lets everyone know how well they are doing relative to their commitments. It is a guide to whether additional or extraordinary actions need to be taken.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:03:34 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/sales-management/tracking-for-profits-if-you-cant-track-it-dont-do-it-1156.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Sales Managementhttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/motivation/thinking-about-thinking-part-2-1155.htmWorking smarter through daydreaming. Daydreaming your way to performance and profits. Like many of my clients, I am always looking for ways to speed things up - to produce more results with the same or even fewer resources. We probably agree on this.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:03:27 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/motivation/thinking-about-thinking-part-2-1155.htmTRCB.comSelf Improvement / Motivationhttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/motivation/thinking-about-thinking-part-1-1153.htmA short meditation on the process of thinking. How much time do you spend just thinking? Take a guess - how much during any given day, week or month?Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:03:19 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/motivation/thinking-about-thinking-part-1-1153.htmTRCB.comSelf Improvement / Motivationhttp://www.trcb.com/business/small-business/thinking-about-more-business-1151.htmWhat does an old Soviet joke have to do with getting more business?Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:03:13 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/small-business/thinking-about-more-business-1151.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Small Businesshttp://www.trcb.com/business/marketing/ten-crucial-questions-for-your-business-future-1149.htmThey may not be the only 10 questions, but your sure better answer them.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:03:06 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/marketing/ten-crucial-questions-for-your-business-future-1149.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Marketinghttp://www.trcb.com/business/entrepreneurialism/surviving-survival-1148.htmAren't you tired of sitting around waiting for something to happen?Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:58 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/entrepreneurialism/surviving-survival-1148.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Entrepreneurialismhttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/strategy-as-invention-1147.htmStrategic Planning, often synonymous with Annual Planning, details how you are going to get where you have decided to go. It is a description of how you will achieve your goals -- those milestones you established in structuring your business plan.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:51 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/strategy-as-invention-1147.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Strategic Planninghttp://www.trcb.com/business/marketing/how-to-use-strategic-philanthropy--to-boost-profits-1144.htmStrategic philanthropy is a unique and powerful way to combine your company's marketing goals with a your desire to increase the well-being of mankind and give back to your community.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:43 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/marketing/how-to-use-strategic-philanthropy--to-boost-profits-1144.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Marketinghttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/strategic-critical-factors-jump-start-1142.htm The Ben Franklin Program for Focusing on What's Important.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:34 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/strategic-critical-factors-jump-start-1142.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Strategic Planninghttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/motivation/seven-ways-to-be-unreasonable-1141.htmFirst decide what you really want to do - what would make work worth working and life worth living. Then figure out how to do it.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:26 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/motivation/seven-ways-to-be-unreasonable-1141.htmTRCB.comSelf Improvement / Motivationhttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/desperately-seeking-passive-income-1140.htmWhat's involved with making money without effort? Wrong question--there's no such thing.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:18 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/desperately-seeking-passive-income-1140.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Strategic Planninghttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/how-to-create-strategies-that-work-in-todays-markets-1139.htmOf course you've heard that when you do what you've always done, you'll likely get what you've always got. In this case that means playing the tactical game: coming up with acceptable--or worse--comfortable options and executing them as time permits. Likely, what you'll get is business as usual, and things will be... well, they'll be fine.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:11 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/how-to-create-strategies-that-work-in-todays-markets-1139.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Strategic Planninghttp://www.trcb.com/business/business-plans/business-plan-for-growth-1137.htmAre you planning for business survivalor for business growth?Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:02:04 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/business-plans/business-plan-for-growth-1137.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Business Planshttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/secrets-of-strategypart-1-of-2-1138.htmA step-by-step guide to creating a business strategy based on your current situation and future possibilities.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:54:39 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/secrets-of-strategypart-1-of-2-1138.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Strategic Planninghttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/new-years-business-planning-critical-success-factors-1136.htmNew Year's is a good time for strategic planning or re-planning your business. But don't think that's the only time. If you feel the need to re-consider your strategic plan - by all means - go ahead.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:54:31 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/new-years-business-planning-critical-success-factors-1136.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Strategic Planninghttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/time-management/never-enough-time-1135.htmWhat if there is an alternative to to-do lists, one which focuses you on what's important, and let's you dump the rest. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:54:25 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/time-management/never-enough-time-1135.htmTRCB.comSelf Improvement / Time Managementhttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/motivation/the-myth-of-sunk-costs-1134.htmHaving problems dealing with sunk costs and the time you have spent on this project and that investment? Be unreasonable and make each decision as if there were no past attached.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:54:18 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/self-improvement/motivation/the-myth-of-sunk-costs-1134.htmTRCB.comSelf Improvement / Motivationhttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/how-to-get-things-done-a-guide-to-strategic-planning-1133.htmA step-by-step program for creating a strategic plan and tactical plan guaranteed to help you get more of what you want done.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:54:12 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/how-to-get-things-done-a-guide-to-strategic-planning-1133.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Strategic Planninghttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/next-years-planning-critical-success-factors-1132.htmFocusing on the critical factors for success to really drive your business.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:54:05 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/next-years-planning-critical-success-factors-1132.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Strategic Planninghttp://www.trcb.com/business/marketing/profit-models-using-business-models-for-greater-business-profits-1131.htmHow to use business models to produce greater profits.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:53:58 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/marketing/profit-models-using-business-models-for-greater-business-profits-1131.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Marketinghttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/19-questions-to-supercharge-your-business-plan-1130.htmasks key questions which will focus your attention on success factors critical to outside investors and to anyone formulating a marketing and product strategy.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:53:52 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/strategic-planning/19-questions-to-supercharge-your-business-plan-1130.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Strategic Planninghttp://www.trcb.com/business/sales/five-ways-to-beef-up-sales--immediately-1129.htmSales stuck? Here are some quick ways to make a big difference. Fast!Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:53:45 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/sales/five-ways-to-beef-up-sales--immediately-1129.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Sales