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we help you discover smarter ways to think, grow , and live. 10 Questions to Grow Your Business with Chuck Blakeman, founder of The Crankset Group

If You Always Do What You’ve Always Done, Consider This:

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Listen to the full interview at www.33voices.com/interviews/why-e…lways-a-bad-idea Chuck Blakeman started and built seven successful businesses in 25 years both in the U.S. and internationally, and now uses his leadership experience to help business owners live significantly. His company, The Crankset Group, provides outcome- based mentoring and peer advisory for business owners in the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Asia. Chuck sold one of his businesses to the largest consumer fulfillment company in America and led three other $10-$100 million companies through repositioning. He presently leads the Crankset Group and a for-profit business based in Africa that is solving poverty by building local economies.

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we help you discover smarterways to think, grow, and live.

10 Questions to Grow Your Business

with Chuck Blakeman, founder of The Crankset Group

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This presentation consists of 10 highlights from the interview with @MoeAbdou,

founder & host of 33voices®.

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Chuck BlakemanChuck Blakeman started and built seven suc-cessful businesses in 25 years both in the U.S. and internationally, and now uses his leader-ship experience to help business owners live significantly. His company, The Crankset Group, provides outcome- based mentoring and peer advisory for business owners in the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Chuck sold one of his businesses to the larg-est consumer fulfillment company in America and led three other $10-$100 million compa-nies through repositioning. He presently leads the Crankset Group and a for-profit business based in Africa that is solving poverty by build-ing local economies.

@ChuckBlakeman

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Do you know that just maybe, the two biggest changes in business today

are participation and sharing?

has your company adapted?

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Do you respect that this generation’s best talent

is no longer interested in having a job?

Instead, they want meaning.

how do you provide that?

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As an entrepreneur, you probably don’t want anyone to call you an employee,

so, stop calling members of your company employees.

opt for stakeholders.

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Do you know what will happen when you stop giving your team tasks and start giving them responsibility?

Infinitely greater productivity.

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Does your business have a bigger reason

for existing other than making money?

Just remember that doing good leads to much greater profitability.

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Does your business have a bigger reason

for existing other than making money?

Just remember that doing good leads to much greater profitability.

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Do you think more like an industrialist or a capitalist? Industrialist prefers big,where as a capitalist is about making

a ‘dent in the universe’

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Have you realized that separating work and play

is a big red flag?It signals unhappiness somewhere.

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Do you try to under-promise and over-deliver?

Just know that your best customer prefers consistency or one great experience.

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What would your business look like if you had no written policy,

no manager and no vacation time?

REALLY REFLECT...