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2Bobs—with David C. Baker and Blair Enns

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Feb 21, 2018 • 32min

Positioning Cheats

David is bothered by the notion of helping people cheat, especially at positioning. So Blair discusses 10 ways firms could succeed even if they either aren't ready or don't believe in the idea of tight positioning. You’ll feel dirty.
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Feb 7, 2018 • 38min

Words We Try to Define

Expertise, selling, marketing, entrepreneurship, branding, positioning, and consultant. Blair and David do their best to come up with definitions for terms that they use regularly with clients.
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Jan 24, 2018 • 29min

The Business of Expertise - Part 3, Live from London

Blair revisits David's new book, "The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth" in front of a live audience in London, who get to ask their own questions.
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Jan 10, 2018 • 28min

Pricing Creativity

Blair talks about his new book, "Pricing Creativity: A Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour," and the process it took to write it. David gets him to share three of the main rules laid out in the book that firms should apply in order to see significant increases in profit.
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Dec 27, 2017 • 32min

Planning for the New Year

David and Blair each share some goals that they have for their clients and themselves for the upcoming year, which turns into somewhat of a therapy session.
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Dec 13, 2017 • 35min

Valuing and Selling Your Firm

Blair and David discuss why, when, and how principals sell their firms, and Blair reveals he is skeptical about selling his own firm.
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Nov 29, 2017 • 36min

The Complexities of Commission Culture

David picks Blair's brain about new business compensation, and what principals need to consider in finding their firm's place on the spectrum between full commission and salary with no incentives.
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Nov 15, 2017 • 28min

The Role of Profit in a Creative Enterprise

Blair has some questions this week and David has answers. The topic is profit - what it is and the targets firms should be setting.
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Nov 1, 2017 • 32min

Mea Culpa

David offers to help Blair remember all the times he's been wrong over the past couple decades. Then Blair says he'll be happy to reveal all of the places he's wrong now but doesn't even know it yet.
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Oct 18, 2017 • 34min

The Science Behind Structuring Roles

David reveals some of the science behind the extensive research he has done over the past couple decades to develop a key part of his Total Business Review. Blair asks him to explain the three roles principals cannot let go of, along with the three roles they should give up first if they want their firms to really thrive.

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