Systems and Customer Care

Chris Ruisi Driving Business Growth Podcast

There is a simple yet critical business fact you must understand when discussing the importance of systems in your business. The fact is this: Systems run your business and your team works your systems. Systems, when developed, implemented and utilized properly create consistency in your business—and customers love consistency. Why? Because consistency builds trust, trust builds relationships and relationships build businesses. In today’s podcast, Chris will walk you through these important concepts.

 

 

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ChrisvRuisi Get the Right Things Done

4 Steps to Get More of The Right Things Done

In today’s challenging business environment, everyone struggles with how to get more done, work harder and longer hours, multi-tasking (multi-dumb!), working faster along with a full range of tricks and shortcuts. Yet despite everyone’s best intentions, the struggle continues every day at desks all around the world.

So, the solution may just be something simpler but challenging for those so set in their ways that they are unwilling to fully embrace the degree of personal change required. Here are the 4 steps – habits – you should consider adopting: Continue reading →

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What Other People Think About Me is None of My Business

Many of you go through life constantly worrying or obsessing over what others might think about you. You go out of your way to be liked; so much so you even compromise on your own values. You try way too hard to be part of who you perceive to be the “in” crowd. Most of these “crowds” really don’t care about you, so you end up being “alone” in a group. Why not be your own “in” crowd and attract the right people to be with? Stop looking for permission to act even though no one’s permission is needed. You are driven to want to be liked versus being respected. Stop sacrificing your own self-esteem and self-worth for others. Be the person who you respect first—the rest becomes easy after that.

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A Sense of Urgency: Do You Really Have One?

Chris Ruisi Driving Business Growth Podcast

Developing and maintaining an ongoing sense of urgency should be the norm for any company wanting to take a competitive lead in their marketplace. In this episode, Chris explains how to build and sustain a healthy sense of urgency in your organization.

Some people, when they hear the phrase “a sense of urgency” immediately think that a crisis is brewing and the pace needs to be stepped up to get back to normal or what we commonly call the “status quo”. However, in today’s business climate and the ever-changing priorities that come with it, can any company really afford to “get back to status quo” for any extended period of time? I don’t think so.

 

 

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A podcast series for business leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs and business professionals designed to provide valuable knowledge and techniques on how to drive the growth of your business. Executive Coach, Motivational Business and Leadership Speaker, and Best Selling Author Chris Ruisi will cover important topics such as Enhanced Personal Productivity; Developing and Maintaining the Right Mindset; Building Effective Systems to Run Your Business; Leadership Skills for Success and How to Select and Retain the Right People.

 

 

 

Chris Ruisi Clutter

If I Wanted Something Lost I Would Send it to You!

Each of us at some point or another deal with “Clutter” – mentally and more frequently in our office – specifically on our desks and work areas. Uncontrolled clutter can be devastating to you and your team, and it sends the wrong message to your customers.

Early in my career I suffered from “clutteritis” (not sure if that’s a word but it fits here). I was at USLIFE and serving as Senior Vice President of Human Resources when I had to admit to and “own” the fact that I was suffering from clutteritis. This revelation took place for me when my boss – the Chairman & CEO – walked into my office took one look around and said, “Chris, if I ever wanted anything lost, I would send it to you!” Then he turned around and left. Multiple files on my desk, more on the floor and yet even more debris on my windowsill. I was losing the clutter battle and didn’t realize it.

That day and those words have stuck with me over the years.

I use this story periodically with my clients. A close cousin to clutteritis and a symptom of it is multi-tasking (or as I call it “multi-dumb”). But being “multi-dumb” will be the subject of a future Wake-Up call. Continue reading →

Chris Ruisi 4 Laws of Success

Four Irrefutable Laws of Business Success

Successfully running any type of business – whether small, medium or big – is hard work and requires the leader to possess a great deal of consistent clarity, focus, self-discipline, perseverance and resilience. These are some of the key skills needed for what I refer to as “Driving Business Growth.”

While the work associated with “Driving Business Growth” is hard, it is very doable. One of the keys to success is to break down the components of success into smaller and more concise – easily understood – elements to make them easier to act upon. To stress their importance, I refer to them as “Laws” in today’s Wake Up Call. The four laws shown here provide you the opportunity to build the footing and foundation for your success journey. Continue reading →

Who do you need to be?

Chris Ruisi Driving Business Growth Podcast

In line with the concept of “Driving Business Growth” I would urge you to listen to the kick-off episode of my new “Driving Business Growth” Podcast Series. This first one is a critical component of improving your productivity and, in turn, your success. It asks and answers the question, “Who Do You Need To Be” to achieve real, measurable and sustainable success? Let me know what you think of it.

 

 

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A podcast series for business leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs and business professionals designed to provide valuable knowledge and techniques on how to drive the growth of your business. Executive Coach, Motivational Business and Leadership Speaker, and Best Selling Author Chris Ruisi will cover important topics such as Enhanced Personal Productivity; Developing and Maintaining the Right Mindset; Building Effective Systems to Run Your Business; Leadership Skills for Success and How to Select and Retain the Right People.

 

 

 

Chris Ruisi Distractions

Distractions

To achieve success, you have to know how to deal with distractions – and we all know that there can be a lot of them. Sometimes we allow them to get us off course. Distractions like moving from crisis to crisis, or being pulled in multiple directions take a serious toll on us mentally, physically and financially.

Here are several things that you can take action on to effectively manage distractions: Continue reading →