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# 100Waters Group

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://100waters.com/blog/)
- ['Tis the Season](https://100waters.com/tis-the-season/) - ‘Tis the Season As Q4 concludes, businesses must evaluate seven critical areas: financial performance, strategic planning, operational readiness, customer focus, people and culture, compliance, and leadership. Key tasks include reviewing financial forecasts, aligning goals, optimizing processes, engaging customers, assessing staff needs, ensuring compliance, and communicating future directions to stakeholders.
- [Capital T Trust vs. lower t trust](https://100waters.com/capital-t-trust-vs-lower-t-trust/) - Understanding the two levels of trust that shape every organization We talk about trust constantly — building it, maintaining it, or trying to repair it. But not all trust is the same. In fact, there are two distinct kinds: Capital T Trust and lower t trust. Understanding the difference can transform how leaders approach culture,
- [Why the Spiral?](https://100waters.com/3067-2/) - The Symbolic Power of the Koru: Lessons for Business Development In the natural world, few symbols carry as much beauty and meaning as the Koru. Inspired by the unfurling silver fern frond of New Zealand, the Koru is more than just a striking shape—it is a powerful representation of new life, growth, strength, and peace. The enclosure and path represent the organic, nonlinear growth. It’s not a straight line, but navigating through the natural obstacles make success possible.
- [Rethinking the bonus](https://100waters.com/rethinking-the-bonus/) - I read a great article on how to reshape the traditional bonus. I can’t find the original article, but the study it was based off of was summarized in the Wall Street Journal. The article went something like this: a bonus is designed to incentive improved performance, and is paid only after certain milestones are
- [Do Well](https://100waters.com/do-well/) - A note to the graduates of the Chicago Startup Leadership Program (SLP) 2013, written March 21, 2013. During grad school, rather than wishing students “good luck” on tests, the faculty at Booth would often print the phrase “do well” next to the honor code. Luck is random; acquiring skills to be in a position to take
- [The Fifth Truth: Defy Gravity](https://100waters.com/the-fifth-truth-defy-gravity/) - Our private equity partner team signs their emails with four truths: communicate fearlessly, compress time, work tirelessly, and love what you do. These truths have been good to me, helping me achieve success and accomplishment. It’s become apparent that following those truths will lead to good, but not great. If substantial success, the definition of which
- [Why I Play the Lotto](https://100waters.com/why-i-play-the-lotto/) - As a child, we dream about being astronauts, our backyard tree house becomes an outpost in the Wild West fight between soldiers and Indians, and the only limit to what we can accomplish is chime of mom’s dinner bell (or text message). Somewhere along the way, we start becoming aware of our limitations: our intelligence,
- [The Business Mentor I Admire Most](https://100waters.com/the-business-mentor-i-admire-most/) - As corny as it sounds, I already have my dream business mentor: my father. He runs a small family business in Rockford, IL. He makes metal parts, which is far from my traditional interests or ambitions. However, there’s commonality that I relish. He doesn’t have a love for formal financial statements; instead, he understands that
- [Truths To Live By via Bob Sherman](https://100waters.com/truths-to-live-by-via-bob-sherman/) - Early in my career, I had worked with some amazing folks. Industry giants, actually. People who would teach me a lot about business, about what it meant to be a leader, and how gave me opportunities above and beyond my experience or years. Folks like Jim Yager of Barrington Broadcasting, and Bob Pittman, Bob Sherman,
- [Not the same old marketing](https://100waters.com/not-the-same-old-marketing/) - During the first year of leading the Startup Leadership Program, we included the obligatory class on marketing. In the second year, we broke that down into acquiring buyers (entrepreneurial selling) and acquiring users (more akin to traditional marketing). We talked about SEO, retargeting of ads, and virality. It was good stuff, but somehow didn’t seem
- [Best vacation policy ever](https://100waters.com/best-vacation-policy-ever/) - Jason Freedman has it right. He wrote a post recently about 42 Floors vacation policy – which consists of a mandatory two weeks of vacation on your first day. Wait, wha????? That’s right, they start paying you and ask you to show up two weeks later. The premise being that we don’t really take vacation
- [The Only Recipe You Will Need in July (For Business)](https://100waters.com/the-only-recipe-you-will-need-in-july-for-business/) - In addition to vacations and patriotic celebrations, July is one of the best business months. Sales may slump - but don't let that interrupt my recipe for a successful July debrief. There are four easy steps to make the most of this mid-year oasis, and they are: Step 1: Review Annual Goals. Often we set massive
- [Brian's Favorite Articles for July](https://100waters.com/brians-favorite-articles-for-july/) - People Have Money but Feel Glum—What Does That Mean for the Economy? from the WSJ. A great summary of the juxtaposition between the general malaise in consumer confidence which is contrast to all the strong metrics of the economy (hiring, unemployment, etc). How To Pass On Price Increases Without Alienating Customers - from Forbes Business Council. My favorite quote
- [Why You Should Take a Solo Road Trip Now](https://100waters.com/why-you-should-take-a-solo-road-trip-now/) - For most people, the idea of driving any significant distance is daunting. Stuck in a car, with hundreds of mindless miles stretching ahead of you, and no matter what radio station you manage to pick up – it always seems that the newest Taylor Swift song is playing. It’s not hard to imagine that would

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- [Case Studies](https://100waters.com/case-studies/) - Case Studies Our portfolio, which includes products for various clients and markets, demonstrates our conviction that exceptional work requires passion, insight, and commitment. Fix It People Read how we helped Fix It People revive their brand, gain more leads and position themselves as the leading handyman service provider in Chicago. EccoFab Working with EccoFab, a
- [Case Study: EccoFab](https://100waters.com/case-studies/case-study-eccofab/) - Case Study: EccoFab About EccoFab EccoFab Inc. was founded in 1974 by Ekstrom Carlson & Company a leading provider of woodworking and metalworking machines. In 1996, EccoFab began diversifying the services offered their clients, specializing in repair or replacement parts for heavy equipment used in quarries, construction, and site preparation. Starting In 1988 they began
- [Case Study: Fix It People](https://100waters.com/case-studies/case-study-fix-it-people/) - Case Study: Fix It People About Fix It People Fix It People is Chicago’s premier handyman, maintenance and remodeling company providing handyman services to property management companies and homeowners. Fix It People started in 2012 as a small handyman operation in Lake View, Chicago, providing services to local neighborhoods. Link: https://fixitpeople.com Our Role Business DevelopmentWeb

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