Biblical Story The story of Noah is well known as story about a great zoologist and ship builder. Many a retelling of the story show Noah as concerned about the people of his city as he was about his own family. He offered others a place on the boat. Yet, when the door to the ark closed, […]
Outcome Logic Model (OLM) Overview: Slider
The Outcome Logic Model is a useful technique for organizing the opportunity, purpose, and profit of your business. Wright’s Method adds specific innovations that result in more demonstrative activities, revenue centers, and overall sustainability. [soliloquy id=”1186″]
Growth & MAWMedia Web V8:0: Evolution
Evolution of the Company It has been an 18 year journey of learning and development as I have grown with my business. To celebrate my history and announce the launch of a new design for 2015, I decided to write a “learning to date” blog exposing in 300-500 word installments what it took me 18 […]
The Social Workers as Consultant: Bibliography
Consultant: A New Role for the Social Worker References Cohen, W. A. (2009). How to Make It Big As a Consultant. New York: American Management Association. Bellot, J. (2011), Defining and Assessing Organizational Culture. Nursing Forum, 46: 29–37. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6198.2010.00207.x Schein, Edgar H.. (2010). Organizational culture and leadership, fourth edition. Jossey-Bass Hardcastle, D. A., Powers, P. […]
3 Keys from Social Good to Social Greatness
As I work with companies that want to create a social good, I am often surprised at the similarities in their approaches. As a social worker, I employ the ethic of self-determination in my consulting and coaching. Yet, what works is just what works in business. In this piece, I present what seems to work […]
Building a Brand: Audience
As I pen lesson three of this series. I am well aware of the marketing journey I have traveled. My friend Camara often reminds me that if you are in business, you are in marketing. I have been resistant to the title at times, but that time was wasted time. BTW: Check out Camara at […]
Entrepreneur Series: Ali Leonard
Meeting Ali Leonard was an extreme pleasure. Ali is a knowledgeable, engaging personality with a passion for improving the financial lives of individuals and families. Ali shares what inspired his business, goals yet to reach, and a vision for wealth creation. If you know me, you will know immediately why we connected. Question 1: What […]
Entrepreneur Series: Janet Blakemore
I have always been fascinated with entrepreneurs. People who exemplify the courage to launch and maintain a business are inspiring to me. As I brainstormed topics for my blog, I landed on the idea to honor some of these risk takers. Along the way, I have learned quite a bit about leadership, accounting, networking, and other […]
Fundraising: Donor-based Strategies
Lessons from Network Marketing Your friends and associates are your most fruitful group of investors. You comfort, ability, and engagement of this group can yield a sustainable funding base. Most of my clients are floored to understand the difference between friends and donors in order to connect with them as a funding source. The similarity […]
6 Concerns When Taking Your Business Online
At this point in the history of e-commerce, I have to force myself to remember that some are new to this venture. I decided to write what may be expanded into a series to provide some practical direction for new sellers. The good news is that you do not have to create everything from scratch. […]