There are a number of ways to look at leadership, but they all boil down to this. As the CEO, you want to be an effective leader. The 5 Levels of Leadership. One way to view leadership is as John Maxwell has written about in The 5 Levels of Leadership. The lowest level is Position […]
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” […]
Crafting a Business Plan for 2019 That Will Get Implemented
Have you ever read the book “How to Succeed in Businesses without Really Planning?” Is that really possible? Well, there was actually a book published in 1952 “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying.” It was the story of a window washer who rises to become chairman of the board of the World Wide […]
The Big Move from CEO Centric to Enterprise Centric
In the Beginning You launched your business with your special knowledge and skills, plus a vision of how to deliver a better product or service. With your success, you started to grow the business and added employees. As you continued to grow and add more employees, things begin to get more complex. It’s a simple […]
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 […]