by John Boudreau | Jun 29, 2012 | Business, Coaching, Consulting, decision making, Leadership, Leadership development, Management, Personal Growth, Tony Hayward
A recent article in Inc magazine, Bob Sutton was asked some interesting questions about leadership…here some of what he had to say. “In tough times, what leadership traits are the first to go out the window? The ability to look at things in a cognitively complex way....
by John Boudreau | Jul 24, 2011 | Business, renewals, repeat customers, SaaS
Once a month our entire company gets together for lunch. We use this opportunity to acknowledge one of our employees and let them know how much we appreciate their hard work. We also use this time to speak to the group about one of our shared values or to reiterate...
by John Boudreau | Mar 2, 2011 | Business, employment, programming, software engineer jobs
At Astonish Results, we’ve been having a tough time hiring the people we need for our business. We need talented software engineers to develop and maintain our products. We need people that understand programming, but can also think critically. We need folks...
by John Boudreau | Feb 27, 2011 | Business, financial model, Metrics, small business marketing
I’ve had the opportunity recently to do some small business consulting. Like many small businesses, this small biz was looking for more effective ways to market itself. We began with the obvious online channels – a website and blog. We began a search...
by John Boudreau | Feb 20, 2011 | Business, Leadership, strategy
In a recent HBR blog post the author introduced the concept of “2 in 1″ leadership. ” Brilliant leaders who have one foot in tomorrow and the other firmly on top of today’s issues. ” This got me thinking both about my business as well as...
by John Boudreau | Feb 18, 2011 | Business, Social Media
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to own and operate a small business these days. The first punishing blow to small business has been the erosion of their custom base ushered in by the internet. If you’re a small business owner, your potential customers...
