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Video: leadership is not management

Managing bottlenecks in your small biz

10 step social media marketing checklist

40 hilarious print ads

Online tools for running your virtual team

Amazing invoice designs + tips

December 1, 2009

Video: leadership is not management

Peter Drucker said that "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." He's a pretty smart dude. In his latest video blog post, Ross (our resident smart dude) talks about this idea and what it means for your business. Plus, he broke out his winter sweater for this one so its gotta be good.

Managing bottlenecks in your small biz

Too many small businesses let the fact that they're, well, small hold them back. In order to scale and succeed, you have to find the bottlenecks in every area of your business and eliminate them. In this 2-part series , Mike uses a little common sense and a surprising bit of a math to illustrate how you can find, attack and solve your small biz bottlenecks - and increase your profits in the process.

10 step social media marketing checklist

In this interview with bnet Australia, Ross gives a simple 10 step checklist to social media success. From Facebook to Twitter, blogs to LinkedIn, don't let the social media revolution pass you - or your business - by. Anyone can do it, you just need to know where to start.

 

IN OTHER NEWS

cS does Shakespeare

"I challenge thee to a duel" rang out through the office and so began Shakespearean Sonnet Day 2. If this doesn't define class and sophistication, we really don't know what does.

The book on Twitter

Shel Israel literally wrote the book on how businesses can leverage Twitter: Twitterville. In Ross' book report (yes, just like 5th grade) he shares what you'll find inside + how to meet Shel!

Spotlight: Harmonic

Chris from the Harmonic jazz festival in the UK tells us that we should brush up on our philosophy in order to be better business people. Or maybe just better people period.

40 hilarious print ads

What do a cow on a trampoline, an elephant giving the Heimlich and Free Willy all have in common? They all make pretty funny ads. But don't take our word for it - see for yourself!

Online tools for running your virtual team

Google Mail, Google Docs, Google Calendar. Skype, Dropbox, Basecamp. GoToMeeting, iChat, Highrise. With teams spread across across the city, country or even world, the tools needed to keep in touch can be dizzying. Here are a few worth considering.

Amazing invoice designs + tips

Invoicing may not be fun but it sure is necessary. Here are some tips to make your invoices look great and (hopefully) get paid on time so you can move on to, well, creating more invoices.

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