Larry never saw it coming. He ran a nice business and made a good living. His employees appreciated their jobs and enjoyed working with him.
Planned Or Prepared?
I’m pretty lucky. I also make lots of plans: daily plans, work plans, meal plans and business plans. I’ve learned over the years though, that life doesn’t always go as planned and being lucky only gets you so far.
Okay. I Get It. I Get It.
I’m not much of a bowler; in fact, I’m tickled when I can bowl a score of 100; but I enjoy the game. I joined a local evening league recently to meet new women and to get a little exercise. Typically, bowling isn’t all that strenuous, you take three or four steps, bend down and throw the ball. With any
Ask Your Customers These Questions
Every year about this time, company leaders start planning for the upcoming year. They look at equipment and technology needs. They make educated guesses about sales. If they’re lucky, they have a backlog of orders to carry into the next year. They add that backlog to historical sales data to produce a revenue target.
Please Don’t Make Me!
My friend Susan isn’t very adventurous. In fact, when anyone suggests a trip to another country or even another state she turns them down flat. “I’m not much of a traveler,” she’ll say. The truth is, the very thought of traveling to a strange place makes her feel uncomfortable and pushes her out of her comfort zone.
No Succession Plan? It’s A Recipe For Disaster
I admit it. We didn’t have a succession plan for our business. We didn’t talk to our attorney or our CPA before we put our business on the market; we just talked to our broker who advised us to talk to our attorney and CPA. We were stupid-stupid-stupid and it cost us tens of thousands of dollars.
What’s On Your “STOP DOING” List?
We all want to be more effective and efficient but we’re often so mired down in the details and routine of our days that we don’t catch the things we’re doing that gobble valuable time and don’t add value.
It’s Bosses Day, Pay It forward
One of the biggest challenges of owning a business is managing people. Some business owners seem to be natural relators; they were born with the gift of hiring good people and achieving great results through them. For others, it is not so easy.
5 Things To Remember When You’re Having A Bad Day
Bad days. Everyone has them.
6 Ways To Have More Fun Running Your Business
I was having coffee with a business owner last week. He was describing some of the challenges he was facing. He wrapped up his litany with the words, “Running my business just isn’t fun anymore.”