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Who is the Presidents' Counsel Comprised of?
The Presidents’ Counsel is comprised of dedicated and determined businessmen and women who are committed to excellence.
We meet monthly, boardroom style. We are business owners who are committed to work on our businesses (WOB) rather than just in it. We are serious about learning more, improving our leadership skills, placing balance in our lives to achieve more and derive more satisfaction from life.
We are the most cost effective way to get your business experience "degree" in the real world without the high price tag that trial and error produces. We are far more than book-smart ivory tower educators. This is where experience meets business education and best practices.
The Presidents' Counsel will benefit you if you are:
A small business and want to grow.
An under-performing business that wants to increase profits.
An unsuccessful business that wants to become successful.
A profitable business that wants to find significance not just dollars.
A business person who seeks excellence.
A business person who is willing to be real, put down the facade, be transparent and are willing to learn and willing to share your skills.
The Presidents' Counsel is not for you if you:
Have an ego that says you are always right.
Are unwilling to be teachable.
Are not willing to be transparent and share your failures (everyone is willing to share their successes).
Focus on cost instead of return when making a business decision.
Are complacent.
Generally, There Are Only Two Business Attitudes
1. Excellence:
Says, "If it's broke we fix it. If we are doing less than the best we can, we work on it. The silver medal is not good enough, we want the gold medal.
2.Complacency:
Says, "Yeah it's broke but it's not that bad. I'm making enough money, just let it go." In time, this business is done. Sometimes success (profitability) is in spite of what we are doing not because of what we are doing. We get lucky but that success won't last. In time, the business will deteriorate. Most businesses stay alive because of hard work (usually way too many hours), not taking salaries (subsidizing the losses), not funding depreciation and other bad practices.
When companies have excellence as their goal...
They become good companies. Then go from "Good to Great". If they continue the quest for excellence, they become "Built to Last".
Complacent companies may have the following symptoms:
Erratic variable profits
Owner works too many hours (55+)
Can't take real vacations (more than just a few days)
When on vacation, your ear is surgically attached to your cell phone.
You call yourself a business owner but you know the business owns you.
You are in prison and can't get out. To get out you must convince someone to take your place in the cell (an employee or a Son or daughter) to exchange places with you.
The business is not sellable except on contract and usually to your children.