If you recall from your time back in school, you likely were introduced to Newton’s third Law of motion that indicated that when a force is placed on something there is a reaction which happens that has an equal amount of resulting force or motion. This law of motion applies to the growth and success of a business.
The culture that leadership cultivates in an organization is directly linked to the overall profitability of the organization. That is a pretty big statement to make when it is sometimes difficult to capture hard data to validate the statement. This week we share insights to help give some framework we have seen in this…
Planning your organizations next growth level can be either a joy or heartache. It all depends on where your mindset is when you approach the planning process…
Many years ago, when JKL Associates launched we were more than pleased when revenues exceeded expenses. It sounds simple but at the beginning without sales then no real business actually existed. To ensure survival the option existed to add multiple sources of income to the portfolio. In other words, take any opportunity which…
As business leaders we sometimes get so deep in the weeds of our business operations that we don’t take the time to lift our heads and look at the world around us. It is quite an interesting place when you give it a genuine look. For example, today is one of those fewer known days on the calendar….
As we prepare to enjoy the Labor Day weekend, we begin to call a close to the summer and focus on the last business cycle of 2022. Hopefully you and your team have had the opportunity to refresh and recharge your energy over the past couple months.
With 8 months of 2022 almost behind us we now have a pretty good amount of data points to see how you are growing your business. Yes, you have been following your goals and strategies but now you have data. The real information to either…
Can your ideal customer find you through your brand vocabulary? You might be wondering what brand vocabulary is. It is the words – the nouns, verbs, phrases, and sentences your organization uses to distinguish itself in the marketplace to attract both new and existing customers to your business. It sounds pretty simple but…
Last week the communication spoke about how organizations under pressure may have a weak spot and lower their standards to get through a challenging situation. Although it is a short-term fix or so they think, it can typically become part of the way they operate. This in turn repeats the challenge in new and more dramatic ways pushing them to…
Depending on where you get your information from, there is lots of conversation about entering or being in a recession. Inflation is part of the mix with many other variables so I’m not here to provide those insights. What we as business leaders must do….