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When working with clients one of the first things we do is go through a discovery process. You might think clients already know everything about their business but the truth is, most companies only look at the data in one way–the way they always have. By introducing new ways to analyze the data and integrate [...]
Which one do you prioritize–people or productivity? Rather than debating which business issue to tackle first, recognize that these two important business management topics are strongly related. You can’t have productivity without great people (unless you can automate every facet of your business!). I spent the day with a Vistage group in Michigan. It was a tremendous [...]
The post below is from Seth Godin. He made my point exactly! Check out http://reynolds-consulting.com/wake-up-stand-up-rise-above/. Our markets are forever changed and our businesses and attitudes must keep up (if not anticipate/innovate) If my blog doesn’t convince you perhaps Seth’s will. Please share your thoughts about the evolving world we live in. New polling out this [...]
At the pace we move it is so easy to think in generalities, assumptions and stereotypes. Recently, I was reminded that thinking that way is our loss as we miss so much when we do. My mother-in-law has moved in with us. She finally sold her condo in real estate depressed Alabama and I went with her to [...]
We all know who the leaders in our organization are, right? They are the people in the corner office, the ones who have the political clout, the folks always assigned to the big task force. I’m not so sure. Sometimes the best leaders are not so obvious. From Jim Collins level 5 leadership which touts humility as [...]
Undeniably, most companies have a culture. The culture is defined as “ the behaviors and actions that individuals use to decipher what is acceptable practice”. In most companies, the culture exists as a collection of practices established by an inner group–be they top executives or favored employees–an eclectic accumluation of values and behaviors evolved over time. Contrast [...]
The recession has ended. It has been announced by economists, proved by statistics and lauded by politicians. But do you believe it? For each of us, our reality is our own experience. Is your business doing well? Are you optimistic about your growth prospects? According to Bloomberg, US CEO’s are the most optimistic they have [...]
Time and again, I hear from clients and business owners, “planning is not possible in this environment’, “well, we did a SWOT’, “We set our objectives–we use Rockerfeller Habits”, “we haven’t met plan so we stopped doing one’”, “we don’t know how to do a plan, really”, “we did our budget”. Need I go on? [...]
Most organizations strive to be the best they can be, delivering the highest results for their stakeholders. Statistics show that most under achieve against goals. Companies either under realize the forecasted potential documented in their strategic plan (most achieve only 2/3 of the potential inherent in their strategy) or they don’t realize the intended return [...]
It really boils down to the first five minutes. How do you handle the first five minutes of an important opportunity? To do it well, you have to be practiced, almost intuitive, and true to your values and training to react the way you intend in that first five minutes. Why is the first five [...]
