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RUN WITH THE Big dogS™ newsletter

Every week the facilitators of Myrna Associates interact with the executive teams of the best managed mid-sized companies in America.  The weekly big dogS newsletter shares one insight or idea from those meetings. Past issues are available through this page.

 

Insight

Newsletter Theme

Issue

Marketing Idea

Broken coffee cups

Volume 3, Issue 1

Cost savings idea Renting a plane Volume 3, Issue 2
Management Idea The power of asking why Volume 3, Issue 3
Management Idea Speeding solutions by swarming Volume 3, Issue 4
Management Idea Using your town criers Volume 3, Issue 5
Management Idea Timesharing a senor executive Volume 3, Issue 6
Marketing Idea Effective presentations Volume 3, Issue 7
Management Idea Educating the internal educators Volume 3, Issue 8
Management Idea Don't forget the spouse when hiring Volume 3, Issue 9
Management Idea Keeping secrets by revealing them Volume 3, Issue 10
Marketing Idea Can you offer a money back guarantee Volume 3, Issue 11
Management Idea Is it time to declare a crisis Volume 3, Issue 12
Management Idea Do you question or ask questions? Volume 3, Issue 13
Management Idea What will it take for unconditional trust? Volume 3, Issue 14
Management Idea Have you been clear in defining dates? Volume 3, Issue 15
Management Idea Do you recycle your failures? Volume 3, Issue 16
Management Idea Is your anger preventing change? Volume 3, Issue 17
Management Idea Are you utilizing all your assets? Volume 3, Issue 18
Management Idea Are your employees hearing your voice? Volume 3, Issue 19
Management Idea Do your standards block good service? Volume 3, Issue 20
Management Idea How do you best launch a  partnership? Volume 3, Issue 21
Management Idea Meet in a new location for new results. Volume 3, Issue 22
Management Idea Self-managed engineering's a solution. Volume 3, Issue 23
Management Idea Handling new reps not reaching quota. Volume 3, Issue 24
Marketing Idea Is e-bidding the pony buried inside. Volume 3, Issue 25
Management Idea How you state a goal can spell success. Volume 3, Issue 26
Marketing Idea Do you optimize project assignments? Volume 3, Issue 27
Management Idea Have you validated your tests? Volume 3, Issue 28
Management Idea Add a wild card to your planning team.  Volume 3, Issue 29
Marketing Idea Make your intangible service tangible.   Volume 3, Issue 30
Management Idea The value of point of focus meetings  Volume 3, Issue 31
Management Idea What will management do different?  Volume 3, Issue 32
Management Idea Is success setting you up for future failure Volume 3, Issue 33
Management Idea Is it time to scramble the egg?  Volume 3, Issue 34
Marketing Idea Are you making sales too complex?  Volume 3, Issue 35
Management Idea Do you have snake handlers or killers?  Volume 3, Issue 36
Management Idea Can mentoring be a way to change culture? Volume 3, Issue 37
Marketing Idea Picking an enemy for better market research. Volume 3, Issue 38
Management Idea Managing a team is like producing a movie. Volume 3, Issue 39
Management Idea How many mules do you have in your company? Volume 3, Issue 40
Management Idea Are you hearing the brutal truths? Volume 3, Issue 41
Management Idea Is your team on the same page when discussing revenue? Volume 3, Issue 42
Management Idea Beware when hiring a leader for Marketing, Quality, etc. Volume 3, Issue 43
Management Idea Is that new position really an entry level position?   Volume 3, Issue 44
Management Idea Perhaps it's time to send your people into the field. Volume 3, Issue 45
Marketing Idea Are your people asking the right questions. Volume 3, Issue 46
Management Idea Are you using food as a management tool? Volume 3, Issue 47

Run With The Big Dogs™ CEO Interviews

Run With The Big Dogs™ CEO Interviews are one hour interviews, usually with CEO/Founders of mid-sized companies. The interviews trace what lead to the founding of the guest's company, discussion of dealing with a single business issue, and lessons learned. Programs are available for replay at anytime on the archive page.

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