Leadership
7 Success Factors When Your People Are The Solution
The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product…
Don’t Innovate From Want–Do It From Need
Most innovations come from responding to a customer’s needs, or finding a niche where products need improvement or extension. It is rare to innovate using a blank sheet of paper in a room with bare…
Coaching The Un-coachable
I had the honor of participating in a webcast on coaching, with Lori Richardson, Jason Jordan, and Mike Kunkle. A question that rarely comes up was, “What do you do if a person is un-coachable?”…
This Is The Phrase That Persuades
It’s not a magic bullet; it is very powerful. For years I’ve shared with individuals and audiences a phrase that – when used appropriately, correctly, and at the right time – might just be one of the…
6 Traits of a Great Leader
Great business leaders don’t merely reach their goals of achieving growth within an organization; they carry themselves in a way that garners the respect of those around them. By observing great leaders, we can gain…
Daily Habits Lead to Organizational Efficiency
Whether you lay out detailed instructions for the daily duties of your employees or you prefer to take a more free-rein approach to management, it’s extremely important that your employees develop the right habits. Here…
Co-opetition – Why You Should Collaborate With Other Businesses
The power of partnership between business can transform and disrupt industries. Co-opetition, or sometimes co-opetition, is a portmanteau of cooperative and competition, and describes the concept of collaboration between businesses who may otherwise be considered…
9 Steps to Improve Employee Performance and Efficiency
Employers can improve their bottom line by getting more out of their current workforce. It isn’t necessarily accomplished by increasing work hours; these days, workers often spend more than 40 hours per week on the…
Navigating COVID-19 With Change Management Techniques
Business leaders have seen many changes to the way they operate this year throughout the coronavirus pandemic, many of which have had a dramatic effect on business operations. Just a year ago no one would…
“Do As I Say, Not As I Do!”
My parents were core in establishing my values and helping me grow as an individual (my Mom still teaches me lessons every day). They were phenomenal role models for my sisters and me. But I…
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