My column in
the National Post this week (Oct. 29) looked at JOLT, the “accelerator” for startup tech
companies run by Toronto’s MaRS innovation centre. Last week, six promising new
companies pitched for investor attention at the program’s high-spirited Demo
Day. My article summed up the companies and the accelerator dynamic – and then
deflated the whole thing by quoting an unnamed investor who wasn’t very
impressed. The previous week’s column offered several brilliant and original ideas for super-charging your business, from the experienced mind of U.S. executive and consultant Bob Prosen. Check out his "Business Accelerator" framework now to amp up your 2013 business planning.
Excerpt: Prosen
prescribes a better way to document progress toward your goals. On every report
you receive, ask that those metrics on or over target be coloured green, and
those below expectations be red. (No yellow, he says. Yellow just yields
excuses.) When discussing underperformance with team members, keep your
questions simple: “When will this turn green?” and “What do you need from the
rest of us for that to happen?”
Read the full
story here: http://business.financialpost.com/2012/10/22/fast-moving-ideas-to-implement-now/
Want to really accelerate your business? Read how a Kingston Ont. boatbuilder teamed up with the No. 1 company in its industry. My column from the November issue of PROFIT. http://www.profitguide.com/opportunity/rules-of-engagement-42334
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