Some days it’s hard to inspire ourselves, let alone anyone else. But when you sit in that corner office, getting your team to play to their true potential is part of the job. Heck, it’s even more than that, it’s a privilege to be in front of your team, inspiring them...
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Leadership
You Know What to Do. What’s Holding You Back?
Whether you’re an owner of a business, a senior leader, or a sales representative, it’s easy to fall into a trap of day-to-day inaction. Sometimes known as failure to launch or kicking the can down the road. You get inundated with a range of issues and opportunities...
Three Paths for Uncertain Times
What’s the economy going to do, what will the cost of borrowing be, and will you have enough people to staff your operation? And yes, what are your customers seeing in their business? All valid concerns for business leaders during uncertain times. Your options aren’t...
Era of Bloated Paper Inventories: Job Velocity and Cash – Both are Good
The post-pandemic supply chain issues have changed the business landscape in many ways. A dramatic effect for printers has been the availability, and pricing of paper. Most companies have weathered this storm but not without the battle scars to show for it. These...
Leverage your Competitive Advantage to Win New Business
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...
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...