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The Company Mission: Your Filtration Device
Continuing in our series on strategic planning, we come to the next section in our process: the focus on the Company Purpose. Within the...


The Awkward Truth Of Law Firm Management
Try telling your attorney that they aren’t great at something. I promise it won’t go over well, so I’ll do it for you. Lawyers as a rule...


What’s The Magic Number?
“What’s your Magic Number?” As part of our approach to strategic planning, I offer the above phrase as the key motivator for many of our...


Begin With The Owner In Mind
The last blog post about strategic planning discussed the ‘why’ of strategic planning and our philosophy in general terms – this...


Why Start With Strategic Planning?
We didn’t always do it this way. Playing to my strengths and desires, CSR used to come galloping in to save the day. Lots of adrenaline,...


Entry Level Book Recommendations: Part 1
This is not a blog post for the MBAs and “higher-ups.” This is for the entry level folks out there who may not know much about business...


Essential Learnings From Menial Work
In this post, I’m going to suggest what no teacher, counselor, or mentor has ever advised me to do: get a menial job. Or at least...


Four Tips For Staying Engaged…While In Bunny Slippers
At CSR, we work with a lot of businesses who are in the small to medium-sized range. They may have a small number of employees but have...
Welcome, Andres!
Andres was born and raised in Peru (with a brief stint in Venezuela). He graduated from the Universidad del Pacifico, in Lima, with a...


Rugby At 50
Last week (under very cold conditions) I stepped out on to the rugby pitch for the first time in about two years. We ran the equivalent...


Holiday Gifts That Strike A Chord
‘Tis the season for gift giving, and it’s a lovely, thoughtful, magical time. Many of us would like to use the holidays to really make...


Six Office Wardrobe Tips For Young Professionals
Looking and acting ‘like a grownup’ has always been tough for me. In college, I always had to borrow clothing for presentations or...


It’s Too Much. I Give In.
As a small business owner, how many times have you thought this? “There’s just no way I can continue to not only provide services but...


Small Business Health Insurance: HOW
In my last post, I talked about why a small business should consider getting health insurance for their employees. Of course, it’s one...


Small Business Health Insurance: WHY
It’s that time of year again. I’m not referring to Thanksgiving, or the barrage of ads we’re already being hit with about Black Friday...


Micromanagement vs. Overcommunication
I am a high data need person – it has been one of the struggles which throughout my professional life I have had to deal with but has...


4 Signs You Need A Brand Refresh
Coke, GE, Apple, Google – giant corporations with brands valued in the many billions. CSR, TrainingPros, Hire Profile, Pleat Street –...


How To Overcome Procrastination
If you’re reading this, it means I’ve overcome the procrastination to write my very first blog post. I bet all of you have at least one...


7 Tips For Starting An E-mail Newsletter
So your company has decided to hop on the newsletter bandwagon. You’ve determined it’s important to get regular communications out to...


When It’s Time To Get New Digs
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