The fact is, unless you have a board of advisors or directors, there usually isn’t anyone in your business to evaluate your performance and give you honest feedback. Most business owners get their best feedback while brushing their teeth in the morning and looking...
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What Problem Are You Trying to Solve?
It’s critical that you clearly define what problem you are trying to solve as you introduce a new initiative. Whether it’s a software application, a continuous improvement journey, or a new CRM, a clearly defined objective will help everyone sign on to the mission....
Get the Most Out of Your Next Leadership Team Meeting
What day is it? What day is it? Oops, it’s the senior leadership team meeting day and you’re not prepared! Don’t let this happen to you. First of all, congratulations on actually having a senior leadership team meeting. While it may seem quite ordinary, it is not...
Winning New Business — Lead With Information, Leave With a Problem That Needs to be Solved
If you are one of the many print businesses that are cruising past their 2019 revenue numbers, you can stop reading here. Just keep doing what you’ve been doing. If you are not one of those businesses, maybe you should look at the effectiveness of your marketing and...
Effective Printing Industry Leaders and Their Teams
A day in the life of a printing company owner, CEO, or president, could make your head spin. It’s not for the faint of heart and there’s always plenty to do. Having a good system and a good team to help prioritize, delegate, and engage others are success factors that...
Leading Indicators for Your Printing Business — Your People
It goes without saying for any business, but in particular for those in the graphic communications space, that having an engaged workforce has never been more important. I get to work with printing companies throughout the country and witness the value of having teams...