Accountants on Twitter?

June 1st, 2020 by Shaun McNerney 2 comments »

Question – What do accountants and Twitter have in common?

     a) Nothing     b) Sales     c) Marketing     d) All of the above

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Manage Yourself By Objectives

June 1st, 2020 by Shaun McNerney No comments »

As a business owner / manager you have a responsibility to ensure that your employees are productive and happy. Management By Objectives (MBO) is a well known and widely adopted method. While MBO is not perfect, MBO does help to set expectations and goals – attributes of a great working environment.

I think you should practice what you preach. When I talk with new entrepreneurs, I strongly suggest that they start by implementing MBO for themselves.

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Are You a Good Listener?

June 1st, 2020 by Shaun McNerney 1 comment »

I never imagined I would write about how to be a good listener. I thought being a good listener was a fundament concept of Networking 101. Apparently not everyone has passed Networking 101.

I have a friend that never listens. All he does is talk (about his business). He could easily go on and on for hours at a time.

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Creating a New Business

June 1st, 2020 by Shaun McNerney No comments »

Note: This is Part 1 of a 3 part series — Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

One of the hardest things to do is to come up with a compelling idea for a new technology business. Here is the process that I use to help uncover hidden opportunities.

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