Demand for skilled workers is surpassing the need for capital across the country. Investing in employees is fast becoming an essential growth strategy for companies both locally and globally. So, what’s the problem? A major shift is continuing in today’s workplace....
The business world is in complete panic mode over last week’s Brexit vote. In what many pundits called, “a complete surprise”, the UK referendum to leave the European Union (EU) was approved by a vote of 52/48%. But wait; there’s more! Within 72 hours of this vote to...
A client recently shared a growing concern of hers; she was uncomfortable with her decision-making process & wanted to make sure she was making the best possible decisions. I have heard this more & more lately from clients regarding their decision-making...
60 points; 20 seasons; 18 all-star games; 5 championships; 1 MVP. Not bad for someone just 37 years old. So what business lessons can we learn from Kobe? Have a goal in mind: Kobe said he always wanted to be a Laker. He was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets, yet, Jerry...
Entrepreneurship is very trendy right now, but what exactly is it? And is it for You? “Isn’t it great owning your own business? You get to choose which 12 hours a day you work”. This was the actual toast friends gave us at dinner one night when we hit the first...
There’s a generation gap inside your organization and if you continue to ignore it your productivity will continue to suffer. “What gap?”; “What continue?” you ask. While most of us don’t realize it, there is a fundamental difference in how various generations...
I spent Sunday afternoon with some people who thought this was the worst Superbowl they had ever seen. They wanted 35-32 offensive spectacular. They expected Cam Newton (the MVP of the league) to be able to pass for 300 to 400 hundred yards & 3 or 4 touchdowns....
Well, which is it? I hear the question come up frequently in the marketplace: do you do training or consulting? My reply: Why does it have to be one OR the other? Here is the difference as we see it: • When a client wants to learn the principles of doing something so...
Well, aren’t they basically the same? No. As my friend, and contributing author Ted Whetstone, said in THE Book on…Business From A to Z; The 260 Answers You Need to Know, “…While invention stresses something new or discovered (like the idea of the first light bulb),...
A sustainable competitive advantage, or SCA, is created when an organization acquires, or more likely, develops an attribute or combination of attributes that allows it to outperform its competitors. A SCA: • Delivers value the customer is willing to pay for, • Is not...
