Planning for the New Year

Nov 26, 2013 | Strategic Planning

The new year is almost here and it’s time to think about what you hope to accomplish as a business owner or manager in the new year. Take advantage of the natural feelings of excitement and anticipation for the new year. At this time of year, many people look to the new year as a way to “start fresh”, particularly if the current year wasn't as happy or productive as they would have liked. So give your employees something to look forward to by planning for the new year. Develop Goals Work with...

Now’s the Time for Success

Dec 27, 2011 | Strategic Planning

If your organization is like most, the added pressures of employee vacation schedules can compound stretched-to-the-limit holiday work requirements. With some employees out of the office on vacation, some trying to cover the work of those who are on leave, and others trying to get caught up when they return, there’s a direct impact on the focus and efficiency of your organization. Because of this natural cycle that hits many companies every year, it’s critical that you regroup now with your...

Guest Post: Ted Coiné

Sep 30, 2011 | Guest Post

We have a special guest on the blog today. Author, speaker, and social media leader Ted Coiné, Catalyst from Ted Coiné, has written a terrific article that we'd like to share with you. Please Move My Cheese (…Well, Maybe) By Ted Coiné Want to suck the motivation out of your people? Move the goalposts on them. Change the rules mid-game enough times and I promise, even the most obstinately-positive of your employees will learn to give up. Have you read Spencer...

Systems Increase Value

Apr 7, 2011 | Leadership Development

It's odd how things happen sometimes. Unknown to one another, a good friend and a valued client each called me this week to say that they'd made the decision to sell one of their respective companies. Both businesses are successful. Both are solid cash-flow generators. Both are growing in growing industries. The owners, however, have too many other irons in the fire to comfortably continue to manage these ventures. And since the businesses are profitable, they are marketable and potential...