Many of us struggle to bring products from that initial idea phase to actual completion. Projects are started and then quickly abandoned, never fulfilling their potential. And as a result, great opportunities for business growth are lost. Recently, the Chad Barr Group completed a project that had long been on the back-burner of my mind—and I want to share the important lessons I learned along the way. First of all, I’m thrilled to announce the debut of three new books...

This week’s reflection point: How will future generations remember you? This is a question many people are too afraid to ask themselves—and as a result, they avoid creating a lasting legacy for themselves and their businesses. I recently came across a quote that went something like this: “Are you going to be one of the many people who coast through life, their genius always sleeping within them?” So why not awaken the genius inside you and share it with the...

This week’s reflection point: What are the best strategic questions you ask yourself and your clients in order to create a successful future? The right strategic questions hold the power to paint, craft, and navigate your remarkable future. While tactical questions answer the how, who, and the when, strategic questions are the ones that answer the why, where, and what. Here are my favorites: Why do you exist and what is your purpose? Where do you see your organization a...

This week’s reflection point: What a week it has been as we Clevelanders celebrate the great championship win of our team, the Cavaliers! This city has been transformed; new energy, excitement and pride. There are so many lessons to be gleaned from this accomplishment and apply them from this remarkable comeback. Here is my list: Dream big and execute your plan Believe in yourself Keep the progress moving forward one step at a time Recognize the bigger cause of why...

This week’s reflection point: I am a strong believer in eliminating or minimizing our weaknesses but I especially believe in enhancing and building on our strengths. There is no better way to recognize our strengths than by simply examining what we are remarkable at. As I was reflecting on the most profound attributes that have made our clients and us remarkable, here is what comes to mind: Deliver strong value Being responsive Lead with innovative thinking Uplift their spirits Share...

This week’s reflection point: You’ve probably heard me say that powerful content creation is one of the key distinguishing attributes of great thought leaders and leading organizations. Whether you use programs such as Evernote or Trello to store your ideas, organizing the content is critical in order to achieve successful results. It all starts with the formulation of the proper categories. Here are the categories I have created for our content development: Topics: The list of all my ideas for...

This week’s reflection point: I’ve been fortunate over the years, to work with many prospective clients and I confess that some are a pleasure to work with while others a bit challenging. Obviously, the ones that are great to work with often become the most rewarding and outstanding clients. There are several warning signs that a prospective client may be challenging such as: argumentative, inflexible, closed-minded, hard to get a hold of and disrespectful. Let me share some of the...

This week’s reflection point: Far too many people have a tremendous amount of knowledge, but fail to share it with the world. Don't be one of them! It's incredibly important to "digitize" your intellectual property, manifesting your ideas in podcasts, articles, blogs, videos, e-books, newsletters, and other online media. Continue reading →

This week’s reflection point: I lost my Mom 14 years ago and there is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of her and miss her. As we just celebrated Mother’s day I reflected on some of the greatest lessons I learned from her. Risk taker – She stood in lines at the age of 7 in Poland waiting to get bread for her family and then fled on foot into the forest to escape holocaust. Thinking...