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March 16, 2010

Ready, set, goals  

It’s pretty darn hard to get from here to there without a road map. Laying out your goals bridges the gap between who you are today and the person you sketched out in your mission statement. Yet when I ask people all over the country whether they write up their goals each year, barely one in 10 say they have. But that 10% gushes over how spelling out their goals transformed their lives.

Tags: Business Insight, Gegax, Tom Gegax

May 12, 2009

Excavating for golden opportunities  

Hoping to grab a pre-flight bite one night, I scanned the slim choices at an airport concession stand — chili-cheese dogs, chocolate muffins, ice cream sandwiches. Nothing remotely qualified as healthy. I suggested to the kid behind the counter that he urge the owner to add veggie burgers to the menu.

Tags: Business Insight, Employee relations, Gegax, Tom Gegax

March 25, 2009

Listen up!  

Hi, my name is Tom and I’m a talkaholic.” That’s right, if there were a support group for dialogue hogs I would’ve been a charter member. I used to see every conversation as a race — first one to get their point across wins. But cutting off a conversation without considering what the other person can offer is like tearing up a lottery ticket before the winning number is announced.

Tags: Gegax, listen, listening

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January 30, 2009

Time wise and organized: Embracing enlightened efficiency  

So many leaders have the efficiency equation half right. Take the business owner who’s enlightened but inefficient. He’s like the absent-minded preacher, late to the pulpit with lines of a great sermon running through his head — some written on scraps of paper in his pocket, the rest scattered around his office. His heartfelt attempts to inspire only confuse his flock.

Tags: Gegax, time management, Tom Gegax

December 17, 2008

Advanced interview strategies  

In this article, we’ll examine some more advanced methods of choosing the perfect candidate for an open position at your dealership.

Tags: Gegax, interview, Tom Gegax

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