Do you ever really “arrive” in your business life? Once you do, does that mean you can turn off the juice and just coast? It really doesn’t work that way, does it. Instead, what I have experienced and learned while running my business is, you never arrive. One of the most important “cues” for [...]
As you lead your organization, you will look for new ways of doing things, and you’ll consider the experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned that made a positive impact. Running my own firm has taught me many valuable life lessons, both professional and personal, which has provided me with the context to formulate [...]
To make a lasting positive change starts with wanting to make change happen in the first place. Change is very interesting and challenging because when you think about it, it often makes people have to vote for or against something or someone. This can be incredibly hard to do. The insights we need to [...]
To build a great company, we need to understand how to build a great team because without them we will be hard-pressed to get beyond first stage growth. The greatest leaders have always ascribed their success to their team. Listen to a few famous quotes from some well-known leaders: “Talent wins games, but teamwork [...]
During the past several years, I have observed more and more leaders learning the true value of their leadership teams and employees. With all of the changes taking place in the marketplace, we have come to appreciate the value of human contact and discussion. Aren’t you glad we can now start going places and [...]
Strategic planning came into its own during the 1950s and 1960s and has grown into an annual event for organizations of all types, including for profit and nonprofit. The strategic planning process places tremendous pressure on leaders and their teams in terms of time and resources. There are innumerable factors to weigh, such as [...]
Achieving sustainable and scalable sales is the natural output of a successful broad analysis of factors. A PEST Analysis is commonly used to assess extremely broad factors of Political, Economic, Socio-demographic (social), and Technological. These four factors apply significant pressure and influence on a business’s current and future prospects. Knowing what will provide an [...]
Quantitative data is essential to determine the performance of an organization. It tells you where you have been and is an excellent predictor of where you might end up if you don't change your strategic direction. But you need to ensure that quantitative data doesn't become the sole basis of making strategic decisions. This [...]
A singular leadership style doesn’t work anymore. For some, this is welcome news because there are leaders who prefer to share the load of strategic planning. But for many leaders who are used to ‘running the show,’ this change can be a tough adjustment. It requires some self-reflection about the type of leader you [...]
Talk about an oxymoron! Slow down to grow my company fast? Are you kidding me? I realize this does seem like an off-putting idea, but in reality, it’s how the most successful companies grow. It’s not necessarily about becoming the largest, by the way, because not [...]