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=What can we learn from the business world?= [|10 ways to improve your business without spending money], AJ Steger, ColoBiz, 6/23/09


 * Engage employees - lower productivity when sense of entitlement or anxiety; now anxiety; show visible face of optimism
 * Hug customers - show care for their success, ask what can do to help, spend time listening and asking questions, be proactive (what do their kids need? they need?)
 * Keep close eye on financial situation (keep board apprised, especially if problems)
 * Lead with balance - costs (strangler) /growth (outstrip resources - they say money, I say staff)
 * Change rules - keep core idealogies but challenge every assumption about business model; try new ideas, measure results, and try again
 * Speed up information flow (think of 3 things your business requires to be profitable - then get those items into a report) - Total # of students, grants and fundraising, costs (energy, subs)
 * Where do you make money and lose money? - Focus on areas make money (in our case most learning impact or to our core values)
 * Create a stop doing list (what are you doing that is not productive)?
 * Have fun (e.g. give small budget - funniest shoes).