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….
As a business moves through its various cycles from start up to mature and then to its’ perpetuation stage there are various drivers which contribute and shape the culture of the organization. At the beginning of the business there is lots of attention focused on revenue. Sales are all that appear to count. To a degree this is justified as without cash the business cannot sustain itself into future stages. Some businesses unfortunately fail because…
Not too long ago, I chose to spend a little time just relaxing in front of the tv. I started to scroll through the numerous channels and was attracted to a cooking channel where top chefs were competing for some prize. The competition centered around building the best cake. The difference was that the focus was on…
Over the course of the past few months a few clients and colleagues have navigated some difficult situations. Everything from employee challenges to family matters. As a third party looking in on the situations, I had a unique perspective to see how these challenges impacted not only the business and the families depending on the situation but most importantly how it affected the individuals directly involved in the situation….
When we hear the word technology, we tend to immediately think of computers. Maybe we include a wider array of products such as the internet and smartphones. All of these things tend to revolve around a device or service which brings…