Some begin each day by asking, “what am I going to do in order to get better today” and end each day with, “how’d I do today?” If you already subscribe to that line of thinking, you can stop reading now. Top performers and athletes live by this every day. They don’t...
Situation analysis is critical in establishing long-term relationships with customers and managing a sustainable business. Managers use it to analyze the internal and external environment of an organization and the firm's own capabilities, customers, and business...
Times of crisis are defining moments for you and your business. Whether it is a threat, or an opportunity to rebuild, retool and rethink your business depends on each owners unique situation. No doubt the volatility can create a great deal of anxiety for even the...
Triggering events can cause disruption to any business. Disruption can lead to new opportunities, or become huge challenges. One determining factor is the baseline from which you are working from. That is, where were you and how could these changes have an effect on...
Over the last several weeks as the COVID19 virus was making its way into and across North America, I was trying to relate it to the past times that I’ve experienced and the lessons learned. At times it’s akin to being in a MASH unit, a constant whirl of triage. We are...
This blog originally published in Printing Impressions No one signs up for adversity. No one signs up for having to deal with a global pandemic. No one knows for sure how long and to what degree business, and life, will be effected. And these conditions no...