Rethinking for What’s Next

Strategy work is just that, work. Solutions rarely fall from the sky into our laps. It takes a razor-sharp focus to rethink your organization’s optimum solution that will bring it to its next level of growth.  While building a successful strategy is hard, it is also exciting. You get to choose the best next direction, [...]

Building Companies That Last: A Community Perspective

  Unleashing a spirit of entrepreneurship can happen anywhere, but it doesn’t typically happen by accident.  It requires a specific environment where innovation, collaboration, cooperation, and regionally-based support systems are aligned to create the synergy that produces economic impact. A thriving and continually evolving entrepreneurial ecosystem requires integrated components, a commitment by community leadership and [...]

From the Board Room to the Zoom Room

  Today, if you’re not doing business virtually you’re going to have a tough time succeeding. Take IPO roadshows, for instance, where CEOs pitch investors prior to taking their companies public. This was always done in person with as many trappings such as impressive board room tables and precise presentation choreography. Not so today, it’s [...]

3 Reasons I Am Bullish About Businesses Doing Well This Year

  Everyone in our country and around the world are making changes to how they do business. Some market sectors have been more dramatically damaged, such as hospitality, restaurants, and travel. Firms in these segments are being hit the hardest because they demand more direct personal touches than cloud-based businesses. So you might be wondering why [...]

The Next New

Most executives think of decision making as a singular event that occurs at a particular point in time. Many call this a pivot or transition. Months into the global pandemic has taught us one large lesson: the world is forever changed and it's not going back to where it once was. When it comes to [...]

Are You Willing to Let Go of What’s Wrong to Make Room for What’s Right?

We’re often more comfortable with what we know than what we don’t know. And therein lies the problem.   It’s the adage in play, “The devil you know versus the devil you don’t know.” This plagues leaders’ thinking who have tremendous difficulty letting go of business practices or directions, which often struggle to embrace new ideas [...]

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