2014 Awards- Making the Biggest Impact for My Clients

"You will be the same person 5 years from now except for the people you have met and the books you have read."

- John Wooden, Basketball Coach

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."  

-- Henry Ford, Industrialist

We usually have some down time over the holidays - what better time to take an hour here or there and "keep your mind young"? Question some long held, false beliefs about how things are supposed to be done and learn better, proven ways to do things. Here are my 2014 recommendations that have had the biggest impact on my clients this year.

Here is a start -

1. The book Simple Numbers by Greg Crabtree is the best and easiest to follow guide to growing your profits by looking at, tracking and leveraging two key numbers.
2. Watch this presentation on "Always be recruiting" . Learn the power of having A Players in every position and having a virtual bench to go to when you need a replacement for the team.
3. Watch this presentation on the difference in Coaching vs. Managing, and the impact it will have on you and your team.
   
4. Watch this presentation on pay for performance and getting all of your employees thinking like an owner.
5. Watch this video on the power of content/information marketing, by an attorney of all people, who has experienced tremendous growth by sharing relevant information with customers and prospects.
6. Watch this presentation on managing your priorities, your actions, because you can't manage time.
7. Lastly, read the book Essentialism. It is all about focusing on the essentials in your life and career (the rocks) and letting the pebbles fill in the gaps.

I hope you learn a lot and keep learning, and yes, stay young.

All the best, 
Rick Wallace