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Turning Profit into Cash for Your Salon or Spa

One of the great mysteries in business is why profit isn't cash. Well, it's not really a mystery - profit is more like an abstraction that... Read More

The quest for the right decision

As a leader, it's your job to make decisions - the right decisions. The problem with this statement is that it is inherently flawed. If leaders... Read More

Feed the Passion - Feed the Numbers

"When you're in business, the numbers are everything." Well, that statement is not exactly accurate. True, a business needs to generate... Read More

Do not be an Undercover Boss

I've watched the television show "Undercover Boss" a few times. It's entertaining proof that most leaders are afflicted with the... Read More

Grow your company first, not individuals

My premise is simple: a company cannot offer growth opportunities for its employees if it isn't growing strongly and competitively itself - or at... Read More

How to prevent hostage management

When you admire a great company, you're actually admiring the collective work of the people that made it great. Your responsibility as the leader... Read More

Ten Leadership Resolutions for 2013

Well, here’s your final MMWU for 2012. It’s hard to believe that I’ve written five years of MMWUs - that’s a grand total of 260 fast-read strategies... Read More

Keep Your Salon or Spa From Becoming Irrelevant

In business, becoming irrelevant means that your company is indistinguishable from the bulk of your competition. It means that your service or product... Read More

A daily workout program for leaders

Like all great personal accomplishments, leadership is something you must work on relentlessly to get better at. Even then, the gains are incremental... Read More

Change begins with a spark

Your business has been performing in a pretty lackluster way for too long. You've been getting increasingly frustrated until - ZAP - you've... Read More

5 questions for salon and spa success in the New Year

The holiday season is in full swing. More than likely, this means that your salon or spa is busy, the appointment book is full (at least for the next... Read More