Bizzics

09/19/2021

https://www.bizzics.com/blog/blog-client-connection/listening-the-bonding-necessity/

I am not a big car magnet guy myself, but I do enjoy the art form - lots of emotions being expressed in creative ways. Sometimes the very complicated ones remind me too much of losing repeatedly in the game Concentration as a child. I was a bit of a plodder and really cannot afford to

09/10/2021

I made a commitment to myself to begin blogging again. I found my motivation in this 12 pounder, who is always slugging above weight. Roy Higgins or Scrappy Doo? Sometimes it is hard to tell.
Looking forward to a multi-part series focused on Client Connection. For now, I hope you love this story as much as I did and can find truth in it from your own experiences. https://www.bizzics.com/blog/blog-client-connection/bizzics-bonding-formula/

05/03/2021

I was watching the Kentucky Derby this weekend and had a thought as the horses broke the gate - kind of feels like the business community roaring back in a dead spring after being bottled up for over a year. We are not ALL the way there yet but the race is on. Have you wondered what your competitors have been up to in their down time? Do you even know who your competitors are any more? Here is a nice refresher on competitor analysis - it is not too late to start and find the best way to play your game.

Competitors come in all shapes and sizes. The important thing is to identify the most potent threats and compare their strengths and weaknesses with your business. This isn’t always as obvious as it sounds. Thorough research can correct assumptions you may have about both competitors and the marke...

04/26/2021

Whether it is your own health or the health of your business, it is always a great idea to pause at least once a year and check your vital signs. Take a moment to work through this Bizzics Health Check and begin prioritizing areas in which your business can become more fit and purposeful.

Take a ten-point check up on your business and gather ideas for areas you are desirous of improving or refining.

04/19/2021

10/26/2020

https://www.bizzics.com/blog/blog-direction-energy/tough-times-tough-calls-client-selection/

I was leading a half a dozen entrepreneurs in a lively group discussion. The topic was the way in which leaders distinguish themselves in tough times by making tough calls. Every business owner I know has navigated tough times, so I was excited by the opportunity to learn from so

10/12/2020

https://www.bizzics.com/blog/blog-workplace-environment/hard-work-shows-no-fooling-anyone/

When I handed him his change, I knew he had been doing work I had never done – and a lot of it. I was working a summer job at a miniature golf course in a rural community. On Friday and Saturday nights, the course was packed with young couples and families out for dinner

10/05/2020

https://www.bizzics.com/blog/lights-camera-leadership-lessons-from-the-set/
Recently listened to an Outcasts podcast with Stephen Woolfenden as guest. David Berry is a great interviewer. Tim Downie is hilarious. Both are insightful and Stephen Woolfenden offered unexpected, powerful leadership lessons. Read the blog. Outlander Outlander America

Show them. Don’t tell them. Stories speak louder than statements. We love to watch truths revealed in story. Stories engage us and endure in our memories. Tribal shamans have understood it for millenia in the crafting of myths to guide their people in behaviors and attitudes. The great novelists u...

09/29/2020

https://www.bizzics.com/blog/blog-direction-energy/operating-in-strength-zones-the-ultimate-power-booster/

One of life’s great paradoxes: the most obvious things are often the hardest to do. In this paradox I include things like following a balanced diet, regular exercise, and being organized. I will never understand what distracts and deters us from the simple, high-gain ideas. Maybe a set of

09/21/2020

https://www.bizzics.com/blog/blog-client-connection/technology-and-people-drawing-the-lines/
The Commissary

The first time I recall obsessing over it was the late 1990s. Dot.com businesses were increasing geometrically. The banking industry hurtled toward Y2K. It seemed that everyone in the banking industry was building business cases for investing in online banking platforms. Business cases were aspirati...

09/14/2020

https://www.bizzics.com/blog/blog-workplace-environment/words-leave-indelible-marks/

This one is for my dad, Bill Higgins. He passed away recently at 92 years of age. I think I could make a real fine blog about organizational momentum depending on energy transfer, and how that is mostly done by excellent communication. But it might take a bit of time to weave it all together.

09/08/2020

https://www.bizzics.com/blog/blog-workplace-environment/coaching-is-motivation-and-discipline-jesse-haddock/

He never even played the game until a year before he started coaching it at the collegiate level in a very competitive conference. Over a 31-year career, his teams went on to win 3 NCAA championships and runner-up 3 additional times. His teams won 15 ACC championships, including a stretch of ten in....