Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Cutting-Through-The-Marketing-Clutter.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Cutting-Through-The-Marketing-Clutter.html Are there silver bullets for today's cluttered marketing arena? How do you uncover the secret to communicating your unique selling proposition (USP)? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Time-Is-Money.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Time-Is-Money.html Could time be among the scarcest of all our resources? More so than money? Why don't we act accordingly? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Do-You-Promote-from-Within.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Do-You-Promote-from-Within.html Does this noble practice have some hidden pitfalls? How do you avoid them? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/The-Role-of-Core-Values-in-Business-Strategy-Leadership-and-Success.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/The-Role-of-Core-Values-in-Business-Strategy-Leadership-and-Success.html In a Tale of Two Brands, we explore the written core value statements of two famous companies. In the end, the fate of each company was decided the actions that either supported or violated their written words. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/The-Difference-Between-Moving-Bolts-and-Moving-People.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/The-Difference-Between-Moving-Bolts-and-Moving-People.html Having experienced more than my share of bully managers and their proteges in both industrial and construction environments, it occurred to me that they use the same hammer and wrench mentality on their subordinates as they do with machinery. As managers, I don't believe that they using the appropriate tools for the job. There is a better way. But, it starts with this discovery. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Just-DONT-Do-It.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Just-DONT-Do-It.html For most of us, accomplishing more with our time starts with a To-Do List that allows you to perform daily activity triage. Nearly everyone uses a To-Do List. Almost no one has a DON'T Do-It List. Should you? Here's some ideas... http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Why-Have-We-Always-Done-It-THAT-Way.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Why-Have-We-Always-Done-It-THAT-Way.html As you're continuously challenged to achieve more with fewer resources, at some point you start to wonder if you're trying to squeeze blood from a turnip. While it may not be possible to get vegetables to bleed, there are still countless opportunities to find a better way. What keeps us from pursuing them? Sometimes conventional wisdom can get in the way. By asking "Why Have We Always Done It THAT Way?", I briefly take an unconventional look at conventional wisdom. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Message-from-the-Meltdown.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Message-from-the-Meltdown.html In the wake of our financial mess, people from Wall Street to Capital Hill to Main Street are asking: What happened? With the help of 60's parody songster Alan Sherman, CBS's 60 Minutes and some self evaluation, I share a different perspective with a lesson you can apply. What personal development insight can we gain from this mess? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Brave-New-World-is-No-Place-for-Chickens.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/Brave-New-World-is-No-Place-for-Chickens.html The current uncertainty and media overkill fueling economic pessimism has caused some so-called leaders to crawl into their shells. We briefly examine examine some simple ways to lead during uncertainty. It will suffice to say that uncertain times do not call for uncertain leaders. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/From-Good-To-Great-To-Gone.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/996/From-Good-To-Great-To-Gone.html The first six weeks of 2009 were not kind to Jim Collins' eleven Good To Great companies. With some lyrical assistance from "The Chairman of the Board", I explore five formerly great companies and how one has roller coaster-ed from Good To Great To Gone.