R. Shawn McBride recently spoke about perfectionist and how it affects your business.
Folks, Shawn here with you. Talking about a very important issue about the reality of business, and it’s perfectionism. You know in a theoretical world, everything would be perfect. And there’s a lot of people out there that pride themselves on perfectionism.
If you grew up in … Read the rest
R. Shawn McBride recently spoke about the consequences of when we get tired.
Hi, folks, Shawn here with you. Question for you. Do you ever notice when you get tired, that other people get stupid? I’m serious here. This question was posed by Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach in one of our sessions. Do you notice when you’re starting to … Read the rest
Unfortunately, changes are part of life and they are inevitable, but many business partners do not plan for changes. We encourage partners to plan for death, disability, divorce, disagreement, and other possibilities in the evolution of the partnership at the beginning, but what if you did not do that? What if you formed a partnership and now your partner has … Read the rest
Partnerships, partnerships, partnerships. They are all around, but how do we get them right in the beginning? How do we start them off on the right foot? How do we make sure they are successful? The key to a most successful partnership is to have clarity of understanding early on. There needs to be an alignment, and the partners need … Read the rest
More risk means more reward. We all have heard that before and it is certainly true to some extent, but sometimes you can get rewards by removing uncertainty. In financial theory, you are only compensated for risks that can’t be mitigated, i.e. taking extreme risks for no purpose typically is not compensated in most financial models. However, taking risks that … Read the rest
We have previously discussed, in other blogs, about the fact that intellectual property could be the life blood of your business. There is an entire chapter dedicated to protecting your intellectual property and value in my book, Business Blunders, www.mcbridebook.com. When you are building your business, make sure that you keep the confidential information of your company protected. One of … Read the rest
R. Shawn McBride recently spoke about getting conflicting business advice from advisors.
Shawn, here with you. I’m going to talk about living in the real world and getting conflicting advice. If you’ve been in business for any period of time, you’re getting conflicting advice. And where it gets really frustrating is when you go into coaching. And I’ve used a … Read the rest
There’s an interesting phenomenon these days. A lot of times, people will rather avoid a question than take responsibility for the answer. I see this in sales conversations, I see it in personal exchanges, and I see it elsewhere in life. What do we do as individuals to make sure that we’re doing the right things? One of the things … Read the rest
I was recently asked about the secret of women in business. I scratched my head and I was like what is a secret woman in business? As you probably know, I’m a frequent speaker on women’s topics, especially since I gave my TEDx speech on The Advantages of Women in Business Partnerships. I wasn’t sure what these secret women were … Read the rest
R. Shawn McBride recently spoke about the importance of having good records.
Hey folks, Shawn here with you. I’m smiling but I’m not talking about something fun. The cost of bad accounting and bookkeeping – what does it mean? So, if you’ve got an LLC, corporation, even a sole proprietorship, it is critical we keep good books and records. And … Read the rest
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