It’s hard to get the work out on time, on budget, and to the quality standards your clients deserve every day. It becomes increasingly difficult with the changing dynamics of the workforce and client expectations. How would your departmental leaders do if they had to...
Leading a resilient business is, as Rocky would say, not all sunshine and rainbows. There’s hard work that goes into solving the many issues that come along the way. It’s striving to be adaptable and continuing to learn and grow. It’s developing strong relationships...
Being a member of a peer group is hard work. These groups are not for the thin skinned. For them to work, each member must be honest about their business and be prepared to give as much as they get. As Rocky Balboa once said, “The world ain’t all sunshine and...
What’s your sales strategy and how’s it working? Inquiring minds want to know. Sales and leadership teams have been refining the sales strategy for decades. What I see too often though is a strategy that gets diluted or just outright canceled because the key folks...
Uncertain times make it very difficult to work in the business, as well as on it. As they say, it’s difficult to think long term while you’re knee-deep in alligators. No offense to the alligators. The market redistribution and economic uncertainty continues for many...
Combining two companies can be demanding and time consuming for the senior staff as well as the employees, clients, and suppliers. If you’re the buyer, take the lead to anticipate the obstacles that will come up. The reality is that there will always be some unknowns,...