Fall in Love with Your Vision
So used to expecting things not to work out, we limit our vision of what think we or our businesses can achieve. Or, perhaps, we …
Strategy
There Is No Law
There is no law that says we have to compete on price. Despite what people say and what we may fear, we do not need …
We May Be Undercharging
Profit pressure may come from burgeoning costs or poor planning. But often it comes from not charging enough. Many of us feel we need to …
The Essence of Good Strategy
Good strategy requires clarity about the present, clarity about the future, and a good dose of ignorance about the past. In your corner, Mike …
Customer or Customer-Service?
Customer-service oriented leaders go out of their way to ensure that clients have the best possible experience with their companies’ products and services. Laudable. Customer-oriented leaders …
The Siren Songs That Tempt Every Leader
Trying to figure it all out and get it all done are the siren songs of leadership. They snare us every time. We can avoid …
What To Do When You’re In The Quick-Fix Trap
We can get trapped thinking we need a quick fix. Maybe we want a long-standing problem (e.g. not enough sales) to go away (e.g. by …
Better Business Decisions
We will make much better business decisions when we slow down. We will then be able to take some time, go for win-win, ask a …
Just Add And
We believe in trade-offs: we can have either freedom or structure, money or doing what we love, short-term profits or long-term sustainability, good looks or …
What to Do When We See People Struggling, Pushing, Fighting, Complaining, Burning Out, or Leaving.
Every business must have a rhythm for people getting the right things done well together. The rhythm includes regular, sane, productive meetings, a way to …