Hire Great Advisors; Friday Webinar; Lessons from Branson, Jobs, Trump; Australian Growth Summit

"...out-learning the competition" HEADLINES:   Australian Growth Summit -- March 6-7 Sydney, more info and discount code below, but first... 5 Keys to Hiring Great Advisors -- my latest Venture column in Fortune is on the newsstands and online - 5 quick tips for hiring the right lawyer, accountant, consultant, or coach. Take 1 minute to scan through the 5 tips. Tip #3 is my favorite, using a two-tier system of advisors to save money, increase power/prestige, and lock up key talent. Friday Webcast "Be Sure Your Annual Plan Stays on Track." Are you are using The Rockefeller Habits Checklist in your firm? Our Coaching Experts at Gazelles Systems are here to help, having facilitated over 3,000 coaching sessions with high growth companies to help execute their One-Page Strategic Plan. We are happy to share practical tips and insights in our Ask the Experts Webcast (no charge). Bring your questions and ask us what you need to know to stay on track for 2013. 1:00pm EST January 18. Register Now The Productivity Strategies of Superachievers -- So many of you asked us to make Success magazine publisher Darren Hardy’s presentation from our Fortune Summit available to show your teams (and families). Thanks to G200 member Stuart Johnson, who owns Success, we obtained permission to offer it online. Subtitled How Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Donald Trump and others have produced far more in less time than the rest of us, Hardy’s presentation is chunked into bite sized pieces timed to his slides, letting you zip to whatever part interests you. Fee-based. Overwhelmed, Overworked, Overscheduled -- Darren Hardy, author of The Compound Effect (the best book on changing habits) identifies the 3 distinctions that make the difference between being an overwhelmed, overworked and overscheduled overachiever and being a superachiever who produces stunning results with less effort, less stress in less time, leaving lots of time to experience your hobbies and be with your family. Perfect for your January monthly management meeting or to watch on your own - the equivalent of reading one book this month. Australian Growth Summit -- March 6 - 7, Sydney, the Summit hosts a huge lineup of best-selling authors and full day workshops. Speakers include: Dan Pink, author of Drive and To Sell is Human Alexander Osterwalder, author of Business Model Generation John Warrillow, author of Built to Sell Joe Pulizzi, author of Managing Content Marketing Verne Harnish, author of The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time Discount code for insight readers is "Gazelles" - and our partner The Growth Faculty is producing an excellent online magazine, the latest issue featuring the speakers for the Growth Summit - excellent overviews of each speaker's books. See you in Sydney!.