You may think you are adept at solving problems in your organization, but are you certain you’re working on the real problem? In a survey of 106 executives from 91 companies, 85% agreed that their organizations are poor at problem diagnosis. 87% were concerned that this flaw carried significant costs. Translated that means that we frequently spin our wheels wasting
You own the company; how much should you make?
To anyone who hasn’t owned a business, the idea of entrepreneurship looks romantic: you can come and go as you please and direct the activities of other people. In addition, of course, you’re rich! After all, you do own your own business.
Burn the Ships
In 1519 Hernan Cortes arrived in the New World with 600 men and 11 ships. His mission was to conquer the Aztecs and take control of their vast treasure. As legend tells us, some of his soldiers, fearful of the outcome of their venture, plotted to seize the ships in order to desert. Cortez got wind of the plot and
December Question of the Month: Do you do anything for the Holidays for your employees?
Here are our top 5 answers to December’s question of the Month. We used to do the whole big Christmas party and played games. One year an employee wrote a poem, “Merry Christmas to all, wherever you roam, you get us all drunk and you send us on home.” After that year we stopped the offsite parties. Now we do
How will you be remembered?
I spent Christmas with family. It was a special time; we looked at old family photos and talked about grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts and uncles. I was surprised at how little I knew about some of my ancestors. Dad is 92 and was able to share names and stories about many of the “old-timers” in the pictures.
Santa’s secrets to success
I’ve always loved Santa. As a child I wondered how he could accomplish so much with just the assistance of Mrs. Claus and a few elves. “The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus” by Eric Harvey explains all.
Smart, hungry, determined
There’s a war against raccoons by our neighbors to the north. They are such a pest in Toronto, the city has been dubbed “the raccoon capital of the world.” While reading the article and watching the videos, it occurred to me that raccoons and entrepreneurs have traits in common.
Be An Aspirin
Most of us think we know why customers buy from us; right price, great chemistry and being in the right place at the right time.
Answers: November 2018 Question of the Month
Here are our top three responses for the November Question of the Month: “Describe your on-boarding/orientation process with new employees?“
The Easy Way Out
There are 32 days before 2019. Then what? If you like the way things are, status quo with no changes – then 2019 will roll in and you’ll deal with it as you always have, one day at a time. Things can be taken for granted in your world. You memorized and understood yesterday’s system, you’ll do fine in tomorrows.