Not to pooh-pooh the self-help gurus, abundant thinking consultants, and the you can do anything coaches (some can be quite entertaining and even inspirational) but “just believe” or “the universe will provide” just doesn’t cut it for me when trying to improve business results.  Thinking positively of course is a good thing if it makes […]

Opportunities and challenges abound for business leaders.  Finance, operations, people, sales and marketing are all dynamic issues requiring constant management attention; some more than others depending upon circumstances.  However, all too often we see major issues, the really tough ones, being avoided by the business chief because he or she can’t seem to find a […]

As a business leader you’re constantly faced with challenging issues, opportunities and tough decisions.  Managing such circumstances is what business leaders do of course, but some do it much better than others.  The difference might be due to experience, skill or talent; but when that’s not the case evidence suggests the business leader has not […]

Of the numerous articles on why businesses fail, I have yet to read one that cites “complacency” as a contributing factor.  However, the brutal truth is that far too many businesses become much too accepting of marginal or “OK” results compared to achieving stretch targets or world class results.  In the long run such meager […]

The life of a business leader is busy to say the least.  Perhaps hectic is a better description for some.  Without a doubt though running a serious enterprise of any size requires business leaders to engage in myriad activities and at varying levels of involvement.  However, as a business leader you only have so much […]