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…
Why do I have a problem with productivity? OR How can I improve productivity in my company to achieve greater results? These are recent questions from several of my clients. And, in fact, I have been asking the same questions about my practice and me! So, I want to focus my introspection on how both…
NO. A simple word, but hard to say and act upon. Yet it is a key to our focus and ultimately to our success. Steve Jobs advised his many followers “Say no to a thousand things.” What are you saying “no” to? No, we don’t take clients like that. No, that’s not part of what…
Our success in life and business is the sum total of all the decisions we make. We all want to make better, faster decisions that keep us moving in the right direction. Yet we are often notoriously bad at making decisions. We often struggle with this in both our personal and professional lives. For example:…
Would you rather have great execution than superior strategy in your company? I have heard many owners and CEOs say this. However, I firmly believe that you can’t have one without the other. Some leaders say, “Strategy is results.” They think that strategy doesn’t matter as long as you are getting results. They associate strategy…
Decisions, decisions! The Latin root for decide is “decidere,” which literally translated is “to cut off.” We eliminate or “cut off” all routes but one and move forward. But our business decisions are often complex with competing options. So which option is best – how can we improve our decisions? Often a sudden impact or…