by admin | Aug 13, 2019 | Business Growth, Strategy, Success
Well, the second half is here. Many business owners are evaluating how they are doing with their goals for the year. (Actually, all business owners should be doing this, but some are not). Many businesses are doing fine. I was talking with some business partners...
by admin | Aug 6, 2019 | Coaching, Leadership, Strategy, Success
What can you learn from a whitewater expedition? Much, I say. I was reminded of this as I was listening to the Joshua Gagnon podcast and the leadership team was recounting stories from a teambuilding canoe trip their church leaders had taken. As I was listening to...
by admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Leadership, Strategy, Success
In today’s global marketplace, products & services, business plans & models, technologies are easily replicable so not too much is very unique – for very long. If you want to stand out amongst your competition you must replicate the one thing that your...
by admin | Jun 18, 2019 | Leadership, Strategy, Success
I was having dinner with a friend Lee Lingo, Director of Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and I used the oft-quoted statement “a rising tide lifts all boats”. Lee pointed out an objection to that and offered a slight correction. He said,...
by admin | Apr 30, 2019 | Coaching, Strategy, Success
The topic of succession planning comes up in many of my conversations with business owners. We are in the midst of the largest transfer of wealth the world has ever seen. Much of this wealth is in the form of businesses. Companies that have been formed by the...
by admin | Mar 5, 2019 | Business Growth, Strategy
I hope you have dreams. In a recent blog, I wrote about the importance of having dreams. Dreams drive innovation. They are the beginning of great change. Every innovative company began as a dream. But in order to bring a dream to reality, you have to be able to...