I have been rereading some older business books I own and the most recent is a book by Laura Nash called Good Intentions Aside. This book came out in the early 1990's after a rash of corporate mis…
Seems we all need reminders of the obvious. If you are feeling unfocused here is a list of indicators that might prove your feeling accurate. Many you will recognize right away, lack of focus can defi…
In the world of today's microenterprise where many times there is only one person actually in the business delegation takes on a whole new meaning.
Typically even a microenterprise has to perfor…
At a "town hall" meeting with employees of St. Louis-based Insituform, a $600 million firm that repairs sewer, water and other underground piping systems, someone asked CEO Tom Rooney, "…
Here's what we should learn from the National Football League: It's time to sack the refs. That's right. Get rid of them. Say good-bye to the zebras. They've made pro football unwatcha…
I recently read an article that included information I thought a friend of mine would enjoy reading. So I sent him an email with the links to the article. His thank-you email to me said something that…
I worked with a company that refused to refer to their customers as anything other than clients – a rarity for a high-tech manufacturer. Business suits were required for every customer encounter. Spor…
Thanks to Anita Campbell (www.smallbiztrends.com)
We can all benefit from good advice, and that makes advisory boards a hot topic for the savvy CEO and business owner.
In recent years, advisory boar…
Do you employ a method to determine the pulse of your business? How many times have you ask or heard someone say; "How did we get in this situation"? When you go to the doctor, he usually wi…
Are teams and groups really different? One would think that by just calling a group a team, something different has happened. However, change does not occur unless the behavior of people changes. The …
