As we move towards the last quarter of 2021, let’s pause and reflect! What are the most important leadership lessons that you and your leadership team have gleaned from the trenches this year? This is my favorite question with my clients as we complete our 4th Quarter planning. Their responses and experiences have been a…
COVID Delta Variant, our economy and inflation, and unsettling world events. Uncharted territory – YES. But these are NOT unprecedented times from a business perspective. Think of other events that forced businesses to change or die: the Internet, Video Streaming, Starbucks, and Uber. In these cases companies had to change their business model to thrive….
Millions are unemployed. Why can’t companies find workers? All business segments have been affected – from hospitality, to retail, logistics, business-to-business, transportation, and the list of industries goes on. Businesses large and small are finding recruiting an increasingly difficult undertaking in today’s environment. “The NFIB reports that 46% of small business owners have job openings…
Have you and your leadership team debated this issue recently? Especially as our recovery is still underway-and so many charges are occurring in consumer behavior and COVID responses. This is on the mind of my clients. So consider this: Would you rather have great execution than superior strategy in your company? I have heard many…
I recently wrote a post on decision making. It focused on what is the one thing that every growth company must do to sustain a competitive edge in today’s recovering economy. The answer? Make great decisions. And if you are a follower of the Carter Reports, you know I always look for alternative points of view – different perspectives. …
We are well into the second Quarter of 2021! Is your current strategy (from your annual planning session) working as planned? If not, you are probably creating and/or reviewing your strategy for the rest of this COVID recovery year. I have written extensively in the past on strategy and what it is and is not….