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Over the course of my blogging career, I have enjoyed coining some unique language to describe some of the concepts and practices of successful strategic leaders as well as terms that describe common mistakes. Here is a dictionary of sorts. If the words or phrases intrigue you, please click on them to read more. Each is connected to [...]
Someone one asked, “if you wanted to plant an oak tree, when would be the best time?”. I guess it depends on whether you like oak trees but assuming you enjoy the shade and beauty of the magnificent oak, the best time was 20 years ago so that today you could be enjoying both. “So [...]
So, what do you believe? Is the economy coming back? Most economists say yes, but slowly. Most businesses say maybe–some are seeing more positive signs than others. Most people say not yet. However, the challenge may be that the “recovered” economy doesn’t look much like the robust economy of yesterday. Some businesses will never recover. [...]
We all get caught up in the gravity of day to day business–the forces that keep us where we are today. We repeat our processes, our systems “lock us in” to doing business a certain way, our training is teaching the same skills and knowledge as last year, and then we wonder why growth is [...]
When you stop and think about it, how many of us are settling? Doing something that is acceptable or tolerable because our dream didn’t work out? But wait, how many of us actually tried to attain our dream? Further, do you know what your dream is? My experience is there are far too many people [...]
This is not a news flash. We have always known that change is not a luxury of choice. Yet, we have never been in the position we are now––facing so much change all at once and at such a rapid pace. We are surrounded by it… technology, health care treatment (not insurance, an entirely different [...]
We have grown up with the phrase Just Do It. And with my compliments to Nike. It has served their mission well. But now it is time for most businesses to ask the question, what should I stop?. Here’s why: Strategy is a set of choices regarding what you want your business to become. It [...]
Not too many of us feel sorry for the business that is taking off like a meteor. Maybe you were listed in the top 10/50/100 of the fastest growing businesses in your city or maybe even Inc.’s list of the top 500. Kudo’s to Northern Capital Insurance for growing 19,812.2% for being Inc’s #1. But [...]
We all get caught up in the gravity of day to day business–the forces that keep us where we are today. We repeat our processes, our systems “lock us in” to doing business a certain way, our training is teaching the same skills and knowledge as last year, and then we wonder why growth is [...]
