Sally, the owner of a gutter cleaning and installation company wanted a change. She said to herself, “for the first time in my life I want to relax, and not be so hands-on in my business. I want to enjoy the fruit of all my labor”. She had put in 20 years of hard work […]
Archive for the ‘Leadership’ Category
08/31/2022
August 2022 – Who’s in Charge Here? You or Your Employees?
“Please let others know not to make this mistake” – that is what one of our clients, Ted, the owner of a mid-sized trucking company said to me regarding the predicament he had gotten himself into. What was his dilemma? Ted wanted to ease into semi-retirement, but he did not want to sell his company. […]
03/31/2018
March 2018 – Innovation Does Not Just Happen, It Must Be Led from the Top
You may have seen the surprise announcement on March 15, 2018 by Dietmar Exler, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA that the German automaker will open a global innovation lab in metro Atlanta to dream up new products and businesses. The stated objective of the lab is to fast track projects and services from design to market. […]
11/30/2017
November 2017 – How to Effectively Manage Your Key Personnel
Last week a client that has about 250 employees was in my office and during the meeting we discussed how the year 2017 had been for him businesswise. As we looked at their Financial Statements they showed their company had a very successful year, in fact their best year ever. But as we chatted I […]
10/31/2017
October 2017 – Do This One Thing and the Dreams for your Business Will Come True
At a meeting last week, I was talking with a person who told me about some large challenges they were wrestling with in deciding where they wanted to take their company. As they shared the pros and cons of their various options, first from one angle, then from another perspective, I realized that this person […]
08/31/2017
August 2017 – How to Properly Retreat in Your Business
Recently I was watching a TV Documentary on the United States Revolutionary War, and it discussed the fact that in a key battle the Colonists retreated from the initial fight, which in turn allowed them to re-group, attack again and win a key victory. Retreats can be part of an overall strategy that can lead […]
