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Make those around you look good
Quick excerpt from last week’s SNQ Plus 1 internal meeting. ”Make those around you look good”. Internally we’re committed to understanding how we should support other groups and individuals within our...
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Be Biased for Trust
Excerpt from last week’s SNQ Plus 1 internal meeting. ”Be Biased for Trust”. This was based on a blog post from Seth Godin. Two very simple truths: a. Don’t waste your time initiating relationships...
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You can’t do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and be in business tomorrow
Excerpt from last week’s SNQ Plus 1 internal meeting. ”You can’t do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and be in business tomorrow.” This really embodies a foundational element here at SNQ. We want...
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If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts.
Excerpt from last week’s SNQ Plus 1 internal meeting. ”If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts.” - Albert Einstein This quote reflects a concept that I frequently push within our...
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It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark
Excerpt from last week’s SNQ Plus 1 internal meeting. ”It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” - Howard Ruff Plan plan plan! Planning is critical in all industries – not just in consulting and...
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If your business isn’t the best quality, it will not succeed
Excerpt from last week’s SNQ Plus 1 internal meeting. 12/7/12: “If your business isn’t the best quality, it will not succeed.” – Tracy Reese In just about every industry, quality plays a key role....
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If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door
Excerpt from last week’s SNQ Plus 1 internal meeting. 12/14/12: If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. - Milton Berle This resonates for two significant reasons. First is the one that most...
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Use your customer’s vocabulary, not your company’s
Excerpt from last week’s SNQ Plus 1 internal meeting. 1/4/13: “Use your customer’s vocabulary, not your company’s.” Because Status Not Quo is a technically focused company (IT, Finance, Operations,...
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Stop starting, and start finishing.
Excerpt from last week’s SNQ Plus 1 internal meeting. 1/18/13: “Stop starting, and start finishing.” I heard this one during a training/certification class that Pam, Sarah, and I attended last week –...
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There are many more complicated solutions than there are complicated problems
Excerpt from last week’s SNQ Plus 1 internal meeting. 2/21/13: “There are many more complicated solutions than there are complicated problems.” This was an outstanding thought provided SNQ’s own Jeff...
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Inspiration triggers
Inspiration. Much has been written about the subject. Where does it strike? When you’re singing in the shower … a weekend getaway … when you’re fresh in the morning? When does it happen? 3am …...
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Hiring for the long run – personality
A theme that is gaining momentum in hiring is the shift from a laundry list of required skills and credentials a candidate must possess for a job, to emphasis placed on the personality and potential...
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Website trends for 2014
This is a topic fairly overused by this point in the year. I’ve recently run into a multitude of articles and blog posts with a very wide range of trends in web design for 2014. Some are written very...
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Entrepreneurship and Faith
I think most people would agree that to be an entrepreneur you need faith that you and whatever business on which you’re engaging will be successful. However I think in many situations people don’t...
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What is the difference between a networking group and a peer group?
Through the development of a few different companies, I’ve been involved in many networking groups. Admittedly, my objective in joining was business development – which is typically the purpose of...
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Periodic Table of Content Marketing
Ran across this from Econsultancy – incredible (and very creative) presentation of the complex world of today’s Digital Marketing environment. Navigating the wealth of digital marketing channels is...
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Nugget of Wisdom
True prosperity is the result of well placed confidence in ourselves and our fellow man. ~ Benjamin Burt
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SNQ opens new bear sanctuary
Status Not Quo (NYSE: SNQ) is thrilled to announce the opening of a bear sanctuary within its corporate offices located in Valencia, California. Citing the ongoing misunderstandings of human and bear...
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The number one thing I love about Slack.
The best solutions are those that are home grown through sheer necessity (or desperation!). Slack is a cloud-based communication and collaboration tool, originally used as an internal tool. Here’s a...
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Bold leadership
In a recent discussion with my former Vistage chair, who I respect tremendously – Mitch Pearlman, he shared an exercise from the recent Vistage Executive Summit (if you’re not familiar with Vistage,...
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