Top-level baseball players know their numbers. Every time they complete an at-bat, they know how those results will affect their averages. They strive to get better every day, knowing that even the slightest improvement could lead them to a better contract or into the...
Great ideas are all around us. Think about the meetings you’ve been in over the last 30 days. How many good ideas were floated around? Most likely several. No doubt some of those ideas are getting traction in your company right now. But many just end up on the...
Companies are reporting record year over year sales increases for the most recent year. We’ve seen many that have recorded increases greater than 20% from the prior year. Congratulations to them all. Yet these same companies are frustrated with the overall composition...
Coming into a new year with the tailwinds of success at your back, you’re feeling pretty good about the business. And you should. What you should also do is not take anything for granted. When runners coast across the finish line, that’s when they are apt to roll an...
Finding ways to help your managers be more effective can drive multi-level results for your business. Business leaders are always searching for ways to improve their reliability, dependability, and trust in all they do with their customers. One way to do this is to...
Jim was the general manager of a large printing company. I worked there early in my career as a customer service rep along with 10 other CSRs. The work we did was all critical color and ran on sheetfed and heat set web offset presses. Jim was a big guy and had hands...