What does what you say about your business say to your customers? Can they read the writing on the wall? If customers can’t quickly understand just what you are offering them, it’s likely you may never get the chance. No matter what your business is or how big or how small, the way you tell your story is key to success.Continue reading
Success Tip: Lead–Grow–Volunteer
Often when I am speaking with an audience or sharing ideas with leaders and entrepreneurs, I hear a question that starts like this: “How did you get people to give you a chance to …”
It’s a recurring theme. We want to lead. We want to grow. We want to make a a difference. So, how do we get people to give us a chance to do it? In 2010, I had the opportunity to share ideas with the Society of Women Engineers. We we focused on the 5 C’s that build success. One of those C’s is Community. Here is what happens when you get involved in your community and volunteer.Continue reading
Success Tip: See yourself as others do
The key to success is not how you see yourself. It is how others see you, speak of you and think of you. Continue reading
Success Tip: Check out the BIG Game
Today is the big day, Super Bowl XLV. Folks will be donning green and gold or gold and black. Friends will gather around TV sets across the country gobbling up things they know that should not eat and for this one day of the year the DVR is set not to skip the commercials, but to catch them for instant replay.Continue reading
CorePurpose signs on for year six with sponsorship of AZEC11
“Entrepreneurship is never easy, but when you have faced major challenges in your life, it can seem impossible.” stated Joan Koerber-Walker, chairman and founder of CorePurpose, Inc. “That’s why, for the 6th year in a row, we are proud to support the Opportunity for Entrepreneurship Foundation(OTEF) in their valuable service to our community.” Continue reading
Making the Journey From BUD TO BOSS
The day you have been dreaming of is here… you have just become the boss. NOW WHAT DO YOU DO?Continue reading
After tragedy, the birth of Healing Trees demonstrates leadership by example
Back on January 9th, I shared a story about how we all got a wakeup call when shots rang out on a sunny Saturday morning in Tucson, Arizona. After that day, as a nation wondered, waited and prayed, a group of friends were sharing ideas on what could be done to remember the fallen, bring the community together and begin the healing process. The result is a new collaborative project called The Healing Trees Humanitarian Program. Continue reading
Celebrating #200 – January 29, 2011
The popular CorePurpose Business Blog passes the 200 post milestone.Continue reading
Leading by Example: Intel and us
On January 26, 2011, Intel Labs announced a $100 million cash investment in U.S. university research over the next 5 years, marking a new model of collaboration for the organization. The Funding will support a number of Intel Science and Technology Centers; the first such center will be led by Stanford University and focus on next-generation visual computing. According to the Intel Labs press release, this new model of university-lead research is expected to provide U.S. researchers with up to 5 times more funding from Intel Labs compared to the previous approach, and enable engagements across a broader set of universities.Continue reading
Success Tip: Know what you want to be…and why
Whether you are charting the course for your personal career or the path your company will follow, there are two questions that have a significant impact on future success:Continue reading