by Paul Lepa | Nov 10, 2009 | Growing Business
Returned from a trip to SG/Thailand today and had lots and lots of housekeeping. EO Forum was in the afternoon, so I spend my morning catching up as much as possible on any and all small tasks. The forum was fabulous, like always, and as always, although I...
by Paul Lepa | Nov 8, 2009 | Growing Business
Over the few days in Thailand I ended up a little trek I never thought I would do. I have been scared of heights – not always but over last 10 years – maybe it was kind of an age thing. Nevertheless, I have recently disliked chair lifts, heights,...
by Paul Lepa | Nov 6, 2009 | Growing Business
So, just as I write about how I have trouble dis-engaging on vacations, in some ways vacations give me a creative, energy boost used for growth. So, what I’m been mulling over last while is the path to scale up this ‘puppy’ to $125 in 3 years. The beauty...
by Paul Lepa | Nov 6, 2009 | Growing Business
There was two people I have met recently that have mentioned to me about the fact that they offer a ‘package’. Another words, they would say, hey I’m a nice person, I have this and this and this quality, “Am I a good package?” So, this has been a somewhat...
by Paul Lepa | Nov 6, 2009 | Growing Business
After the Top Grading session few weeks ago, I saw a huge push in that plan for the top management to interview the people coming on board. Actually, for me, I take an issue with that, as from the CEO level I would like to defer as much decision making as...
by Paul Lepa | Nov 6, 2009 | Growing Business
Had a very nice comment from a guy that we interviewed for a programmer position. Basically this candidate wanted to come to work for RedStores.com vs. Microsoft – take lower salary compared to Microsoft because he: 1. Like our interview style 2. Like our...