Jan 15, 2019 | Leadership, People/Productivity, Recruiting, Uncategorized
Over and over I hear business owners lament that their team needs more processes, needs to be more efficient, more productive, more profitable and less dependent on the owner to make the business “work”. Jim Collin’s famously said if you can answer,...
Jan 7, 2019 | Leadership, People/Productivity, Success
Most people are looking back on the past year with a tinge of regret. They’re wishing they’d worked a little harder and/or gotten bigger results. They’re also looking ahead, hoping to turn things around in the upcoming year. Maybe they’re hoping for a miracle that...
Jan 23, 2018 | Coaching, People/Productivity, Recruiting
“Values and culture – it doesn’t matter what your company’s is but that you have them and are willing to hire and fire based on people being engaged and exhibiting them and not just on their job performance.” – Tony Heish – CEO, Zappos Last week we talked...
Jan 16, 2018 | Coaching, People/Productivity, Recruiting
“Your biggest procrastinations are telling you what to work on next.” – Dan Sullivan The following is a book report on an outstanding business book, my favorite of the year, Multiplication by Subtraction by Shannon Waller. From my own personal experience, and...
Jan 9, 2018 | Leadership, People/Productivity, Success
“Goals without action are dreams. Action without goals is Chaos.” – Japanese Proverb 1. Setting SMART Goals (Specific, Measurable, Accountable, Realistic and Time bound) Goals are absolutely critical, but more critical is a commitment to those goals...
Dec 27, 2017 | Coaching, Leadership, Success
It is time to start thinking about 2018. The best tool I have found to start that process is to take about 45 minutes and complete the Forward Focused Reflection Document. Before we leave 2017, it asks you to reflect on the year. What you are grateful for achieving,...
Dec 19, 2017 | Leadership, Success
“All the most honest person in the world needs to make them a thief are two things – Need (which is in their mind and you can’t control ) and Opportunity (which you have control over). – Craig Crabtree Rule # 1 – Never have the same person doing you’re A/R and...
Dec 12, 2017 | Marketing, News, Success
“Who would have thought 5 years ago, the largest taxi cab company in the world would not own a cab (Uber). or that the largest hotel chain in the world would not own a hotel room (Airbnb).” Somewhere in here lies a change that could put your business out...
Dec 5, 2017 | People/Productivity, Recruiting
“Core values – it does not matter what they are just so you have some written down and that you are willing to hire and fire people based their belief and engagement in those core values, not solely on their skill and productivity. ” – Tony Heisz,...
Nov 28, 2017 | Recruiting
“There’s something rare, something finer far, something much more scarce than ability. It’s the ability to recognize ability.” – Elbert Hubbard The War for Talent is the biggest threat to your business. I discuss it constantly with my clients and I...