Getting focused on the right things at the right time leads to success for any leader of a growing enterprise. Getting an entire team of people focused on the right things at the right time is what separates good companies from great companies. Why 7 Stages of Growth Based on interviews and working with 650 […]
Growing Sales – Lessons from the Pumpkin Farmer
To grow a business you need to grow sales. Improving sales is one of the top 5 challenges for Stage 1 (1-10 employees) and Stage 2 (11-19 employees). Improving sales at any stage of growth can be a challenge. How do you do it? I have written before about the three customers everyone sells […]
What Can You Learn From the Shoe Dog, Phil Knight (NIKE)???
Phil Knight, founder of what is now NIKE, wrote the story of his journey from starting the company to its present day success in his 2016 book –Shoe Dog. That year, Bill Gates picked it as one of his favorite books. If you are an entrepreneur or CEO of a company there are some great […]
Knowing the Road Ahead – 2019
What’s Going to Happen in 2019 Wouldn’t it be great if you knew what was going to happen in 2019 so you could be prepared? What impact will the new congress mean, what will happen with tariffs, will there be a recession, is the Central Bank going to continue to raise rates, etc. Various “experts” […]
Getting a Handle on Your Company Challenges
So you started and have grown a company. Now, most days you find yourself overwhelmed by daily complexities. You keep wondering what happened. It’s true that a company with 10 to 15 employees is very different from one with 25 to 35 employees or more. People add complexity. How do you make the transition from […]