What is the greatest competitive advantage you have over your competition? Maybe you have several areas that you feel are a competitive advantages in the markets you serve. Ok, what are they? If I were to ask five people in your company what they were, would their...
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Working the Plan and Fighting Fires — Know the Difference
Creating your strategic business plan doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a huge commitment of time and resources, with the expectations of achieving your key goals and objectives. It is an intentional effort. The plan is a result of countless discussions, what if’s, and...
We Know What We Know
Who you spend time with, what you read, and who you speak to before making key decisions all contribute to your personal database — your knowledge base. Of course, there are many more factors that go into building your breadth of knowledge. Your professional work...
Three Areas to Leverage Market Redistribution and Make Your Business Thrive
Through this last year, businesses have been weathering the storm regarding supply chain issues, a tightening labor market, and inflation. Most of the leaders that I’ve spoken to, have done OK in managing through these headwinds. Some have done way better than OK, and...
Grit and Tenacity — Part of a Leader’s Playbook
Supply chain disruptions, inflation, and staffing challenges have created headwinds for all industries, and the print world is no exception. These outside factors challenge the status quo for many businesses, and may in fact, become another inflection point in our...
Make Better Decisions with Your Leadership Team
Leaders can be torn between getting a decision made within their leadership team, or just going with their intuition. It can be a catch-22 situation, as you want to engage and get buy-in from the team, yet at the same time you want to move forward with an action plan....