Brickyard Partners

Reaching The Top 3% Of Your Industry

Put all those business books down, throw all the textbooks away and just do the 1 thing that will never let you down. After many years of listening to businesses, experiencing the service they provide and working with them to get things done I have come up with the one thing that ...

Back to the Brickyard in Johannesburg

During my current trip in South Africa Mongezi Mtati was kind enough to invite me to talk at one of his great NetWeb events. Before the talk, we had a chance for a quick interview and I thought it went well. Posting a copy here: Q : The Business Brickyard, for ...

Eject From Your Desk

Ever notice How great things happen every time you peel yourself away from your desk and meet with clients, prospects or partners? But how often do you feel able to do it? Like many business owners, my office has become a place to push paper and, more often than not, get ...

Lose Your Story

Everyone has a "story." I am not talking about telling your story or telling a story. When I say "story" I am talking about the lies and rationalizations we tell ourselves that prove ourselves right or wrong about things that happen to us in life. It is the filter that we ...

What Is Your Business For?

You may disagree but I don’t think you really get to understand your business till you know EXACTLY WHY you’re doing it. Knowing why is harder than it looks. Learning is expensive. Making marketing work to grow your cash account comes from this education. Want to know why marketing and advertising ...

Brickyard Bricks In Brief

“The purpose of Your Business Brickyard is to re-energize business owners and their businesses with the strength generated by a better foundation built on a strong purpose and the perfect execution of the basics. This seemingly simple formula has been forgotten in an era of "me too" strategies and frequent ...

Burgers, Fries and Shakes

The Diner in my somewhat sleepy town is painfully empty. It is as painfully empty as most any store or restaurant you walk by these days. No doubt this change causes incredible stress to the owner of each business leaving them way too much time to consider all the extra ...

Joe Paterno on Charlie Rose

If Brickyard Partners purpose was exemplified by a coach it would Joe Paterno. Since 1966, Coach Paterno has led a winning football program that starts with the perfect execution of the basics and never, EVER leaves them. No names on the jerseys, no logo's on the helmet. Regardless of the ...

Double Down or Batten Down?

To read the papers, blogs and listen to TV news is to get lost in a sea of contradictions. "Now is the time to double down!" some will say as they name the great businesses that were born in past turbulent times. "Batten down the hatches!" others say as they ...

Ken Robinson on Creativity

Sir Ken Robinson's memorable TED talk is one of my favorites. Business is guilty of trying to improve weakness instead of focusing on strengths. A behavior that goes all the way back to school days. Watch and nod.