“Future Proofing” Your Company for Next Year and Beyond – Part II We have all been there – you are out of the office using your Smartphone, Tablet or Laptop and you want to print something. But lugging a bulky printer with you is not feasible. Enter a company named Zuta Labs, which recently introduced […]
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10/31/2016
October 2016 – “Future Proofing” Your Company for Next Year and Beyond – Part I
“Future Proofing” Your Company for Next Year and Beyond Recently, industrial heavyweight companies Fujifilm and Hitachi announced plans to incredibly change the future of their respective companies by significantly investing in the area of Stem Cell research and development. These are marked departures from their traditional areas of focus. In their announcement they said while […]
09/30/2016
September 2016 – Seizing the Opportunity to Triple Your Revenue
Seizing the Opportunity to Triple Your Revenue Last month we examined a major force in the business marketplace – the threat of “disruption” and how to overcome it by creating game changing innovations within your company. This month I would like to look at the flip side, the incredible opportunity being presented to virtually every […]
08/31/2016
August 2016 – Is Economic Disruption Knocking at Your Company’s Door?
Is Economic Disruption Knocking at Your Company’s Door? Various thought leaders say we have moved from the Information Age to the Innovation Age and companies that innovate faster than their competition will be the future winners. We see that all around us. New innovative companies are springing up almost overnight, while other, more established organizations […]
04/30/2016
April 2016 – Differentiate or Die
Differentiate or Die The handwriting on the wall is clear – if your business does not differentiate itself from its competition you will lose market share and may eventually become extinct! Virtually every company is increasingly feeling the onslaught from new and existing competitors. If you are a new business the question you wrestle with […]
03/31/2016
March 2016 – Are You Taking Your Customer for a Ride?
Are You Taking Your Customer for a Ride? This past week while talking to a well-known Marketing Consultant I was struck by two statements she made. “How you sell to your customer has totally changed. Companies that don’t get how to properly sell are going to be out of business”. They went on to share […]
02/29/2016
February 2016 – Go Where the Money’s At
Recently, at the dedication of Kennesaw State University’s new Entrepreneurship Center I got asked the question, “Without hiring an MBA to do a Return on Analysis calculation, how do I know where I should put my money in my business to get the biggest payback?” That is a very good question and we all wrestle […]
01/29/2016
January 2016 – Why Own A Business?
Why Own A Business? Recently I attended a conference of business owners in which the speaker, Bill challenged the attendees with the question “Where do you really want to take your business?” Most of the business owners were initially at a loss for words in response to the question. Indeed, they were so busy with […]
10/30/2015
October 2015 – Why 90% of Businesses Fail
Why 90% of Businesses Fail According to two landmark studies, one by McKinsey & Co. and one by Harvard Business School, 90% of business strategies that fail do so because of lack of execution. In other words, the vast majority of companies that don’t make it actually had workable game plans – they just didn’t […]
10/01/2015
September 2015 – Is Your IT Area Truly an Asset or Just an Expense?
Is Your IT Area Truly an Asset or Just an Expense? The next Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in coming up right around the corner in January 2016 with previews and new product announcements of many electronics products. So the question is, will any new products be introduced that are a “must have” for your organization? […]
