Tag Archives: Management

Some people can be passionate when it comes to martial arts and business. At first, every start up entrepreneur is excited for his vision, a little bit scared, but willing to do everything to make his dreams a reality. A problem I see in this is that, it’s emotional, and when we’re emotional, we sometimes neglect some of the important ...

Micromanaging is defined as the act of controlling everything, even the smallest detail. If you think this is some sort of godlike ability, it’s not. This is what your manager does when he keeps popping up in your booth and asking “what are you doing?” or “aren’t you finished with the papers yet?” If you’re a martial arts master, I’m ...

Let’s face it, meetings have the charisma of a of kitchen rag. But unappealing as they can be, they are a necessity in the business world. A team, which I assume you have, requires face to face communication. Meetings are excellent opportunities for everyone to voice their opinions and work out some misunderstandings between each other. Although meetings can present ...

Focus is not bad, but too much of it can be damaging. Let’s take for example a focused master of a martial arts school. His eyes are on a prize, too set in on the goal at hand. But he becomes this blunt person who doesn’t think twice on what he says just to get the job done. I’m talking ...

Martial arts business owners and masters have a lot of roles to fulfill when managing and operating a school. One of them, is also a marketer and an advertiser. If today, you are still ignoring the millions of users that visit social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, then you are denying yourself of potential customers that can increase your ...

It feels good when you hear other people say good things about you. This is about your personal reputation. But when people talk about your about your martial arts school, what they’re discussing is your company’s integrity. One of the best kinds of advertising is by word-of-mouth, mostly because it’s honest and will not cost you a single dollar. The ...

Are you talking to people with respect? Because if you don’t, your martial arts school may be seen as unfair and indecent. Why is it important to treat other people with respect? Well, there are a lot of reasons. First, business wise, customers and students expect to be treated with respect, without them, you won’t be able to run your ...

Comfort is the enemy of progress, its friend… stagnation. Businesses should always have advancement as its goal. Being satisfied with what you currently have is one of the signs of future failure. For example, past businesses who were giants in their industries like pagers and certain movie rental businesses are nowhere to be found. The thing to learn here is, ...

When it comes to life, we all have been followers. In business, we all have been employees, even if you say that you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you still had your parents to lead you through life and eventually into work. My point is, there are persons that we look up to, people that we ...

We’ve discussed in our past articles on how to integrate merchandising into your martial arts school. I hope you picked up a few pointers and decided to create a sales department in your own business. I’m here again to remind you of the importance of sales and some tips on how to improve on your selling techniques. There is no ...