Many of us can't wait to do tomorrow what we could do today: make a phone call, mail a payment, write a letter, finish a report, enter data, etc. For whatever reason, for whatever rationale, many of us put off the things we know we should do and replace them with busy work that results […]
I used to work for a company that had a product list the size of a small book. The products we sold were so modular you nearly required a map to navigate the configuration possibilities. In fact, the configuration guide provided sales teams to accurately quote an order were nearly as large. The options and […]
Let's knock-off a few meetings.
Thumbing through the August 2006 edition of Nation Geographic my eye caught a small entry I found interesting.
The number of meetings that American workers attended more than doubled in the last half of the 20th century, poorly run meetings strain workers' health, especially that of those who dislike meetings, while […]
I have bad news for some of you - there's no silver bullet to business success.It would be great if there were, but it doesn't exist.
I wish I had a dollar for every business owner, leader, and investor I've met who's searching for the one thing to increase sales and make more money.
The quest for […]
There are many famous last words to business. These are the sayings that foretell your pending doom. Almost comical, they're real statements spoken at many failed enterprises.
Your radar should remain alert for famous last words and when heard, challenge whoever speaks them. You're likely looking at the leader of the final […]