﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 02 May 2026 05:02:15 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Rick Dean</title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com:443/Growth-Minute/Details/ctl/rss/mid/409</link><atom:link href="https://www.rwdeanmgt.com:443/Growth-Minute/Details/ctl/rss/mid/409" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Yearly Planning Checklist]]></title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/12/Yearly-Planning-Checklist</link><description><![CDATA[ January is an important for every successful, growing business. As every runner knows, the start and finish of the race are critical to winning. Assuming your fiscal year runs concurrently with the ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/12/Yearly-Planning-Checklist</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[38c1a534-ee02-4b69-b89d-3f08dd5da3bf-12]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Power of Face-to-Face in a Digital World]]></title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/11/The-Power-of-Face-to-Face-in-a-Digital-World</link><description><![CDATA[  “The reality is, that face-to-face interaction builds trust and allows everyone to better understand how each individual is wired”...Businessweek magazine  

 People do business with People. ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/11/The-Power-of-Face-to-Face-in-a-Digital-World</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[38c1a534-ee02-4b69-b89d-3f08dd5da3bf-11]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Guidelines for Productive Meetings]]></title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/10/Guidelines-for-Productive-Meetings</link><description><![CDATA[ 
  Circulate an  agenda  24 hrs. before the meeting 
  Limit meetings to  1.5 hours MAX.  unless there are special circumstances 
  Start/Stop  ON TIME  
   ONE  meeting leader/facilitator 
   ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/10/Guidelines-for-Productive-Meetings</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[38c1a534-ee02-4b69-b89d-3f08dd5da3bf-10]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Failing to Plan is planning to fail…Winston Churchill]]></title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/8/Failing-to-Plan-is-planning-to-fail%e2%80%a6Winston-Churchill</link><description><![CDATA[ A football coach wouldn’t dare walk onto the field at the Superbowl without a detailed gameplan. 

 A General would never commit his troops to combat without a well thought-out battle plan. 

 ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/8/Failing-to-Plan-is-planning-to-fail%e2%80%a6Winston-Churchill</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[38c1a534-ee02-4b69-b89d-3f08dd5da3bf-8]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[When it comes to teamwork, one plus one equals three]]></title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/7/When-it-comes-to-teamwork-one-plus-one-equals-three</link><description><![CDATA[ I have been a management consultant for over ten years. My specialty is  top line   Growth.  

 At some point, most of my engagements involve the use of cross-functional teams from within the ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/7/When-it-comes-to-teamwork-one-plus-one-equals-three</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[38c1a534-ee02-4b69-b89d-3f08dd5da3bf-7]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Most businesses fail because they don’t sell enough stuff]]></title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/6/Most-businesses-fail-because-they-don%e2%80%99t-sell-enough-stuff</link><description><![CDATA[ Revenue is the lifeblood of any business, regardless of the industry or service. One of my managers in the corporate world used to say, “A healthy top line covers a lot of sins”. 

 Assuming you ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/6/Most-businesses-fail-because-they-don%e2%80%99t-sell-enough-stuff</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[38c1a534-ee02-4b69-b89d-3f08dd5da3bf-6]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[My business mantra is, “Grow or Die"]]></title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/5/My-business-mantra-is-%e2%80%9cGrow-or-Die</link><description><![CDATA[ Growth is an imperative. You have to continually strive to get bigger because there are so many forces, domestic and foreign, that are conspiring to make you smaller! These include business rivals, ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/5/My-business-mantra-is-%e2%80%9cGrow-or-Die</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[38c1a534-ee02-4b69-b89d-3f08dd5da3bf-5]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[“When it comes to people, you gotta know your ABC’s"]]></title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/4/%e2%80%9cWhen-it-comes-to-people-you-gotta-know-your-ABC%e2%80%99s</link><description><![CDATA[ Of my 4 P’s (People, Product, Process and Planning), PEOPLE are the most important single contributor to growing your company. As Scott Pollack puts it, …” companies that place an emphasis on human ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/4/%e2%80%9cWhen-it-comes-to-people-you-gotta-know-your-ABC%e2%80%99s</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[38c1a534-ee02-4b69-b89d-3f08dd5da3bf-4]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Make no mistake, Business is a numbers game (and, the numbers don’t lie!)]]></title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/3/Make-no-mistake-Business-is-a-numbers-game-and-the-numbers-don%e2%80%99t-lie</link><description><![CDATA[ As one of my early manager/mentors used to say, “Trying to run a business without good numbers is like playing night baseball with the lights turned off.” How exciting and meaningful would it be to ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/3/Make-no-mistake-Business-is-a-numbers-game-and-the-numbers-don%e2%80%99t-lie</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[38c1a534-ee02-4b69-b89d-3f08dd5da3bf-3]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[If it’s not in writing, it didn’t happen!]]></title><link>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/1/If-it%e2%80%99s-not-in-writing-it-didn%e2%80%99t-happen</link><description><![CDATA[ Those of you who have worked for me know that I am a stickler for  documenting.  Things like goals, agreements, commitments, action items, accountabilities, next steps, due dates  ALL  need to be in ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.rwdeanmgt.com/Growth-Minute/Details/ArtMID/409/ArticleID/1/If-it%e2%80%99s-not-in-writing-it-didn%e2%80%99t-happen</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[38c1a534-ee02-4b69-b89d-3f08dd5da3bf-1]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>