Planning
January 20, 2020
One approach to creating the organization’s strategy is to start by defining its purpose. We often hear about vision, mission and values, but less often about purpose. Sometimes it is promoted as a replacement for one of the other key elements; and...
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January 6, 2020
Early in my career I had a meeting with a new prospective client. We started talking and after about 10 minutes he asked, “So why are you here. What is your purpose?” In truth, I wasn’t clear on my purpose only that I wanted him to buy.
I ma...
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December 19, 2019
Business succession can be a stressful process.
While some stress can be positive in the short-term, chronic negative stress leads to burnout and irreparable damage to our bodies. You will want to take steps to avoid and minimize the impact of d...
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November 25, 2019
Your business has a culture: good, bad or indifferent, it’s there. To you and your seasoned employees, it’s probably invisible. But it’s apparent to new employees or any prospective purchasers of your business. You and your management team may ...
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October 18, 2019
What will you do after you transition away from your business? That’s the big question for many entrepreneurs. For most employed individuals, who have ‘normal’ work lives, the answer is easier: outside of work, they have sports, hobbies, family...
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September 23, 2019
I have an important question: If you don’t plan and lead the transition of your business who will?
I’ve been beating this drum for several years and sometimes it feels futile. The statistics and the reality of your image in the mirror should...
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September 13, 2019
Employee engagement surveys are useful tools to measure the health of an organization. They gather candid, unfiltered feedback from the people who work hard to deliver the organization’s strategic priorities to its stakeholders and customers. One...
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August 16, 2019
Diverse leadership styles at the table is a valuable approach when you are developing your organizational strategy.
There are risks: conflicts can arise due to personality styles; if one style dominates it may affect the successful completion of t...
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July 23, 2019
I imagine you consider yourself busy. That’s your life. As a business owner/entrepreneur you’ve probably been busy for decades. It started when you decided to own your own business. You put in long days and nights working on everything from clean...
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July 15, 2019
The productivity of your team is essential to your success. It is the critical variable when your strategy requires that you achieve a goal within a defined timeframe with finite resources.
A clearly communicated strategy is, itself, a commitment ...
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