by Scott Anderson | Jul 27, 2016 | Essential Reading, Leadership, Playing Big, Uncategorized
Jeff Bezos just passed up Warren Buffett as the third richest person in the world (despite the fact that Amazon has yet to post a profit). Interestingly, Mr. Buffett has had a number of complimentary things to say about Bezos lately. In May, Buffett told CNBC, “We...
by Scott Anderson | Jul 6, 2016 | Coaching, Leadership
funkit.virose.net levitra Pricing is usually one of the first things I talk to clients about. Asking clients the question, “Could you raise prices right now if you wanted to?” is a good barometer of their business’s health and one of the best tests...
by Scott Anderson | Jun 22, 2016 | Coaching, Leadership, Personal Enrichment, Playing Big, Uncategorized
There’s an old expression that “there are riches in niches,” and it’s true; domination of a niche can increase entrepreneurial businesses’ results by an order of magnitude. A great example is Nebraska “experiential branding” agency SecretPenguin, which specializes in...
by Scott Anderson | Jun 15, 2016 | Coaching, Leadership, Playing Big, Uncategorized, Workplace Issues
I’ve always been struck by Warren Buffett’s single-mindedness and discipline. His annual reports used to contain a letter to potential sellers of businesses. This letter contained a specific, inviolate, and most importantly unchanging list of vital statistics that...
by Scott Anderson | Jun 8, 2016 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Leadership, Personal Enrichment, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Like a lot of people, I’ve spent much of 2016 grieving heroes. Last week we lost Muhammad Ali, and everywhere you look are tributes, stories, and lists of Ali quotes. My father shook hands with Ali at a hotel in London; he became a lifetime fan, and so did I. Dad and...
by Scott Anderson | May 3, 2016 | Leadership, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
Many businesses these days are shocked by the pace of change in their respective industries. Our digital lives move at a quicker pace than ever before and that means innovations in the way companies do business and the products and services they provide. These changes...
