Would you like to simultaneously eliminate micromanaging your business’s personnel, empower them to do more, increase their job satisfaction, and ensure your business runs smoothly? If so, please read on. Larry, in his mid-60’s, owned an industrial fastener company that seemed to run on autopilot. But when their Accounting Manager was suddenly out for a […]
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March 2022 – How Can You Really Know What is Going On Inside of Your Company?
You may have asked yourself, is there a way of quickly determining if changes you have made in your business are really paying off? This is what Donald, a highly focused man in his late 40’s who owned a mid-size manufacturing company was wrestling with. He and his company had recently made a change regarding […]
February 2022 – Are You Utilizing This Business Planning Tool to Transform Your Company?
Would you be interested in a Business Planning tool that would ensure your company is operating just the way you want? What about readily available indicators which could make sure your personnel are performing optimally? Michelle’s Company Had A Problem Her problem was that her company was going awry. Michelle was an entrepreneurial single mother […]
January 2022 – “Good Morning, How is Your System Doing Today?”
Most likely, you have heard that question from a medical professional. As human beings, our literal very existence is dependent on our “system”. A question regarding how we are doing is critically important. Likewise, an assessment of how a company’s systems are operating is crucial -because a business is also dependent on its “systems” for […]
December 2021 – The Five Keys to Making the Plans for Your Business a Reality
Most likely you have big plans for your business in the New Year. I have talked with many people, and they are beyond ready for their company to be able to move past the myriad of COVID-19 related difficulties they have incurred these past two years. With regards to making the plans for your company […]
November 2021 – 5 Incredible Things You and Your Business Can Learn From the Atlanta Braves 2021 World Series Victory
This month the Atlanta Braves came from being an also-ran in the National League East Division to dramatically win the baseball World Series. This had been a maddening season for Braves fans because the team came into the season being a strong candidate to get to the World Series. Then they ended up losing two […]
October 2021 – The 5 Steps to Working “On” Your Business Instead of “In” It
This month, General Motors CEO, Mary Barra made a startling promise – the company would double its annual revenue from approximately $140 billion to $280 billion by 2030. Barra said GM plans to do this with an array of innovative new electric vehicles, profitable gas-powered cars and trucks, and related services such as an electronic […]
September 2021 – Developing a Vision for Innovation That Will Transform Your Company
This month Intuit, the maker of QuickBooks and Turbo Tax, boldly signaled their vision for Innovation by announcing their purchase of the email marketing company, Mailchimp for $12 billion. Alex Chriss, Intuit’s executive vice president, said that Intuit will integrate Mailchimp’s marketing, social media and communication tools into QuickBooks, to try to help Intuit’s small […]
August 2021 – How COVID-19 and Innovation Will Change Your Work Environment
In the aftermath of COVID-19, as the world prepares for returning to office environments, many employees are unsure of what awaits them. Organizations have been preparing for this eventuality for a while and the actions they are taking fall into two categories, Physical and Electronic innovations. Physical To try to alleviate worker’s apprehensions regarding the […]
July 2021 – Guess What Industry is Expanding Rapidly Through Innovation?
Would you want to invest in an U.S. industry that despite receiving billions from the federal government, lost $35 billion and got rid of 66,000 employees last year? Not likely. But that what’s happening. The first new U.S. air carriers in 14 years are using timing and innovation to enter the market as air travel […]