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Posted in Life of Meaning on Feb 5th, 2010
This spring, Acton is offering an evening class for individuals interested in taking a condensed version of our Life of Meaning course. The course will take place during every Wednesday evening over a four-week period, from March 10 – March 31. Registration deadline is February 26, 2010. Please contact Ben Allen at Ben@ActonFoundation.org if you [...]
Posted in Business Operations, People Management on Sep 14th, 2009
Assessments are a powerful tool to use when having your own business. Whether you give criticism or affirmation, you want to do it right. Follow these tips by Master Teacher Ed Perry.
Entrepreneurs learn that managing people is usually the most difficult part of entrepreneurship. As your business grows, you hire more people. Then things get [...]
Posted in Acton E-Teachers, Entrepreneurship & Business on Aug 16th, 2009
You want your company to stand out against all of the other companies that are just like yours. What do you do? Ed Perry comments on how to garner more word-of-mouth marketing.
Sunday morning I sat in The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on South Lamar in Austin, Texas while visiting with someone who was sitting in The [...]
Posted in Acton E-Teachers, Business Operations on Jul 22nd, 2009
Your business is declining. You’re losing customers. What do you do?
Don’t make matters worse for yourself by falling into a “death spiral.” This is a re-post from best-selling author and entrepreneur Seth Godin’s blog. For businesspeople interested in fresh marketing ideas, this is a great blog to visit.
You’ve probably seen it. The fish monger sees [...]
Posted in Acton E-Teachers, Raising Money on Jul 16th, 2009
Why should you take investment money from your customer? Read this article by Master Teacher Ed Perry to find out.
With current economic conditions, banks have become very strict making it really tough to get loans. Venture capital (VC) has become scarce, and angel investors are cutting way back on their activity. Where else can [...]
Posted in Acton E-Teachers, People Management on Jul 4th, 2009
Those are words I have never heard. Usually, I hear, “Why didn’t I fire him/her a long time ago?” What prevents us from taking that strong right action quicker?
Firing someone is one of the hardest matters for us to get right – and yet one of the most critical. Reasons why we [...]
Posted in Acton E-Teachers, People Management on Jun 18th, 2009
Every year, Master Teacher Ed Perry leads Acton Scholars in the People Management course. Here is an excerpt from one of his classes on communication:
If there is one ingredient that is essential to successful leadership, it is trust. Trust starts with honest company-wide communication every day.
Honest, forthright communication is surprisingly tough for people to tolerate. We [...]