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All rights reserved. postmaster@globalreach.com (Benchmark Business Group) postmaster@globalreach.com (Benchmark Business Group) Global Reach News Aggregator v0.96 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/thank-you-for-your-business http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/thank-you-for-your-business Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/proactive-procrastination http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/proactive-procrastination Tue, 27 Nov 2018 06:00:00 +0000 <p><span style="color:#72afb6"><strong>Proactive Procrastination.</strong> <span style="color:#000000">It may be an oxymoron. It may even be a phrase we&#39;ve coined. But the practice of it works.</span></span></p> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/focus-on-your-top-three-priorities--business-strategy http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/focus-on-your-top-three-priorities--business-strategy Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div><span lang="EN"><span>A business owner usually has a dream or vision of what their business will look like in the future. In that vision, there are results the business sees like revenue and growth, and results the business owner sees like freedom and pride in building a successful business.</span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/what-type-of-business-owner-do-you-want-to-be http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/what-type-of-business-owner-do-you-want-to-be Tue, 30 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Tommy Lasorda&#39;s quote above was targeted to baseball players, but it <span style="font-size:11pt">is&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11pt">also relevant to business owners. We all have days that we wonder what happened, but we must not make that the norm for our business every day.</span> <div> </div> <span> </span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/a-game-changer-in-lead-generation--sales http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/a-game-changer-in-lead-generation--sales Tue, 23 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div><span lang="EN"><span>With the holiday season rapidly approaching and the close of another calendar year, many businesses are pushing to end the year on a good note. Yet, it&#39;s also the time to start thinking about next year.</span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/what-will-happen-to-your-business http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/what-will-happen-to-your-business Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div><span lang="EN">Most business&nbsp;owners have a vision of what will happen to their business when they are ready to retire or leave their business.</span><br /> &nbsp; </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/the-leader-your-business-needs http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/the-leader-your-business-needs Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div><span lang="EN"><span>Every business needs a natural born leader to inspire and grow. Or does it?</span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/create---rather-than-find---sales http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/create---rather-than-find---sales Tue, 11 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div><span lang="EN"><span>In sales, it&#39;s easy to be stuck when you can&#39;t find an opportunity to move the conversation forward.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11pt">Common objections,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:11pt">such as not enough money or time don&#39;t have to kill</span><span style="font-size:11pt">&nbsp;the momentum of your sales conversation.</span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/making-training-repeatable http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/making-training-repeatable Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div><span lang="EN"><span>In the <a href="/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-coaching/value-realized-coaching-value-builder/what-is-the-value-builder-score" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="font-weight: bold; color: #0067ac; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" track="on">Value Builder System</a> the <a href="http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/media/documents/Designing_a_Business_of_Value_F98D5935D636B.pdf" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="font-weight: bold; color: #0067ac; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" track="on">Hub &amp; Spoke driver</a> measures the dependency a business has on the owner(s). Ideally, a business is designed to be less dependent on the owner and has well-documented systems including ready-to-go training.&nbsp;</span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/the-way-we-do-things--systemizing-a-business http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/the-way-we-do-things--systemizing-a-business Thu, 09 Aug 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div><span lang="EN"><span>Bill is always late! Cathy doesn&#39;t seem to get it! Taylor is not getting the results we need!<br /> <br /> If these are the types of statements a business owner is making, it may not be about the employees, but about the business&#39;s policies and procedures it has (or maybe doesn&#39;t have) in place.</span></span><br /> &nbsp; </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/we-have-some-advice-for-you http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/we-have-some-advice-for-you Tue, 31 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">If your team isn&#39;t bringing new ideas to meetings, providing insight, or presenting business opportunities, it doesn&#39;t necessarily mean they agree or they think everything is good.&nbsp; <div> </div> <span> </span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/are-you-distracted http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/are-you-distracted Fri, 20 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div><span lang="EN"><span>Typically, mid-summer is a time when business owners and employees alike are either getting back from, or beginning to get ready to go on, vacation.</span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/are-you-developing-leaders http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/are-you-developing-leaders Tue, 10 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div> <div><span lang="EN"><span><span>A common problem for growing businesses is finding the right people to fill new leadership positions.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /> &nbsp; </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/keep-calm-and-provide-excellent-service http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/keep-calm-and-provide-excellent-service Tue, 26 Jun 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div><span lang="EN"><span>Every business owner knows providing excellent service is important. Many businesses have standards and expectations in place for their employees when it comes to customer service. They have processes, systems, scripts, and other resources for communicating with customers in person, over the phone, through email, when texting, etc.</span></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/how-to-design-a-scalable-business http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/how-to-design-a-scalable-business Tue, 12 Jun 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div><span lang="EN">Did you know the scalability of a business not only makes a business more enjoyable to own, but also <a href="/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-coaching/value-realized-coaching-value-builder/value-builder-score" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: #0067ac; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" track="on">increases the market value of a business</a>?Scalability is an important topic that many business owners don&#39;t take the time to consider. When a business is not scalable it hits its capacity and plateaus. However, a scalable business is able to grow significantly, handle increased demand, and generate consistent revenue with lower costs</span><br /> &nbsp; </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/we-have-a-challenge-for-you http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/we-have-a-challenge-for-you Tue, 29 May 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div><span style="font-size:11pt">In just a few days, we&#39;ll be six months into 2018.&nbsp; Don&#39;t let the year pass and think &quot;If Only I...&quot;.&nbsp;</span> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/turn-frustrations-into-opportunities http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/turn-frustrations-into-opportunities Tue, 22 May 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <div align="left" style="text-align: left;">&nbsp; </div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div><span lang="EN">As a business owner, you probably deal with all kinds of frustrations on a regular basis.</span><br /> &nbsp; </div> </div> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/the-abcs-of-sales http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/the-abcs-of-sales Mon, 07 May 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="EN">It&#39;s time for a quick sales checkup! Sales is an integral part of every business, but too often business owners don&#39;t stop and analyze their process. Today we&#39;re going to do a quick check-up that works regardless of your industry or sales process.</span>&nbsp; </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/are-you-in-control-of-your-online-reviews http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/are-you-in-control-of-your-online-reviews Tue, 24 Apr 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="EN">Technology changes are continuous, but when it comes to online reviews, most small businesses are lagging behind. Most don&#39;t have a strategy for designing their online reviews. </span><br /> &nbsp; </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/where-is-your-business-duct-taping-problems--business-strategy http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/where-is-your-business-duct-taping-problems--business-strategy Tue, 10 Apr 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div><span lang="EN">It doesn&#39;t matter what industry you&#39;re in or even the size of your business, there&#39;s one thing all businesses have in common. There is something in your business that you&#39;ve fixed temporarily. </span><br /> &nbsp; </div> <div><span lang="EN"><span style="color:#0067ac"><strong>The duct-tape fix</strong></span>: A problem that has been solved for today, but it&#39;s noticeable. It&#39;s something that you&#39;ve moved on from, because it is working right now, but it&#39;s there looming in the background.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/does-your-team-listen-for-solutions http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/does-your-team-listen-for-solutions Tue, 27 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div> <div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div><span lang="EN">In our last insight, we discussed creating a <a href="/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/how-does-your-team-solve-problems" linktype="1" shape="rect" target="_blank" track="on">problem-solving mindset</a> within your team and how important it is, when solving a problem, to start with the end result. Starting with the end result begins with another key skill all employees need - listening</span><br /> &nbsp; </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/how-does-your-team-solve-problems http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/how-does-your-team-solve-problems Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"> <h1><span><span lang="EN"><strong style="color:#0067ac; font-size:12pt">A Problem-Solving Mindset</strong></span></span></h1> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt;"><span><span lang="EN"><span style="color:black">In the past,we&#39;ve discussed the importance of getting your team, especially managers, to <a href="http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/media/documents/Sample_Manager_Point_of_View_60315FDEA1E30.pdf" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: #0067ac; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" track="on">improve their problem-solving skills</a> by always focusing on the end result.&nbsp;</span><span>In most situations, there are multiple ways to end up with the same result.</span></span></span> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/ready-to-turn-your-meetings-upsidedown--management http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/ready-to-turn-your-meetings-upsidedown--management Tue, 27 Feb 2018 06:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span lang="EN"><span style="color:black; font-family:'Arial',sans-serif">In our last insight,&nbsp;<a href="/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/flip-management-upside-down" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: #72afb6; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" track="on">we encouraged you to think about flipping the energy of management upside-down so that information, knowledge, and data flows from your team up to your managers</a>.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">It starts with changing the way you think about management.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">&nbsp;But it won&#39;t work unless you have key structures in place. This week, we want to discuss one structure that is key to turning management upside down: UpSideDown Manager Meetings.</span></span></span><br /> &nbsp; </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/flip-management-upside-down http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/flip-management-upside-down Tue, 13 Feb 2018 06:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <div><span><span lang="EN">At Benchmark Business Group, we believe that business is three things: Strategy, Structure &amp; Engagement of People. <span lang="EN" style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11.0pt">In well-designed businesses people are engaged to work through well-thought-out structures to achieve the strategy. When this isn&#39;t the case, where there is not clear strategy, or the structures are missing, it becomes difficult for owners and managers to productively engage people. Naturally, this leads to business management issues.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /> &nbsp; </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/is-it-time-to-redesign http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/is-it-time-to-redesign Tue, 30 Jan 2018 06:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span>&nbsp;<br /> When a business isn&#39;t getting the results you need there is <em>always</em> a design issue.&nbsp; It may not be an obvious design issue.&nbsp; For many small business owners, the answer is to <em>work harder</em>: sell more, stay later, put out more fires, invest more cash, hire more people, etc.&nbsp; It&#39;s all about giving <em>more</em> to your business.&nbsp; Today, we encourage you to think about, &quot;<a href="https://youtu.be/Kq3u7sjuk8A" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="font-weight: bold; color: #c4a006; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" track="on">Value Realized</a>.&quot;&nbsp;</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/start-asking http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/start-asking Tue, 23 Jan 2018 06:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span>In our previous Business Insight, we identified that <a href="/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/interruptions-and-how-they-cost-you--time-management" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: #72afb6; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" track="on">interruptions can be costing you and others in your business up to three hours of productive time every day</a>. Let&#39;s repeat that - Interruptions can cost your business 3 hours of productive time every day! They draw you away from what you are focused on and take you into what others are focused on, reducing your ability to effectively achieve your priorities.</span><br /> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/interruptions-and-how-they-cost-you--time-management http://www.benchmarkbusinessgroup.com/business-coaching-and-consulting/business-owner-newsletter/interruptions-and-how-they-cost-you--time-management Tue, 09 Jan 2018 06:00:00 +0000 <table border="0" class="ArticleBG1 BlockMargin" id="textEdit" style="color:#000000; display:table; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span><strong>&quot;There isn&#39;t enough time in the day!&quot;</strong> We hear business owne</span><span>rs say this all the time. Followed with, &quot;If only everyone would leave me alone, I could get some work done!&quot; Or, &quot;If I could shut-off my phone and email, then I could focus!&quot;</span><br /> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>