Forget Everything and Run
In survey after survey, when people are asked about their greatest fears, speaking in front of an audience usually tops … Read more
Justification for Your Next Vacation
A recent survey by The Sellability Score found companies that would perform well without their owner for a period of … Read more
Please {Don’t} Take a Seat
Consider the last five meetings you attended. Was there a fair amount of whining about what’s missing in the company? … Read more
5 Steps to ensure “Slowth”
First in a multi-part series. Yesterday I attended an excellent presentation by Lee Frederiksen on a piece of research conducted … Read more
11 Minutes of Action
That’s how much real action is in a typical NFL television broadcast. David Biderman’s article by the same name in … Read more
Are we always in it to make a buck … a history lesson.
I first came across the term of production capability in the Steven Covey book “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People“. … Read more
Three Reasons to Scrap Executive Bonuses
In a blunt and thought provoking Wall Street Journal article, Dr. Henry Mintzberg, a professor at the Desautels Faculty of … Read more
Five (5) Ways to Stuff your Business Development Stocking
Well you’re making a list, checking it twice, trying to find out if your customers think you’ve been naughty or … Read more
Increasing Operational Effectiveness
Incremental improvement gets you to par value, but not to premium value. Ron Jones, while Senior Vice President of corporate … Read more