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The answer to which came first: chicken or egg?
I’ve often noticed an inverse relationship between how much a management team focuses on profit and the profit that it actually achieves. In other words, those that focus hard on numbers sometimes produce poor results. This is particularly evident when there is impatient capital. Much of this is attributable to attempting to cut your way […]
The wild, wild world of compliance
Blind Compliance or Effective Compliance Just when you thought that the world of corporate directors could not be more complex and challenging, the meltdown of 2008 brings in what may be an entirely new governance environment. Liability and the regulatory consequences of the catastrophe have intensified directors’ concerns. Just a few years after the passage […]
Culture: The soul of your company
The start of a new year is a time of reflection for a lot of individuals, but it is also a good time to evaluate whether the culture of your company will help you be more successful over the months and years ahead. Although intangibles like creating and maintaining a strong corporate culture and helping […]
The business-education connection
It’s been reported for far too long that our students are lacking in math and science skills. As a result, businesses across Colorado and throughout the nation are in dire need of professionals who have the knowledge necessary to support a growing company’s modern technology needs. While it can be fairly said that technology-oriented degrees […]
Your business needs a good SWOT
To continue the growth and success for your business, you need to periodically step back and analyze what’s going on. One of the best tools I have used for years is the SWOT Analysis. SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. SWOT analysis was developed from research conducted at Stanford Research Institute […]
The high cost of maintaining the status quo
We public speakers fall in love with our quotes for a variety of reason. As Peter Drucker said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” This is a powerful statement from a guy who virtually invented modern management. The reality of this quote becomes more profound when we stop our speaking or […]
No more waiting: Go for it now!
The Waiting Place…for people just waiting.Waiting for a train to goor a bus to come, or a plane to goor the mail to come, or the rain to goor the phone to ring, or the snow to snowor waiting around for a Yes or a Noor waiting for their hair to grow.Everyone is just waiting. […]
Board leadership for companies in crisis
A crisis can quickly turn into a disaster if a company is unable to respond properly. According to National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Director Handbook Series (www.NACDonline.org), Board Leadership for the Company in Crisis, co-authored by Suzanne Hopgood and Michael W. Tankersley, “Early-stage and financially stressed companies often exist in a state of continuous crisis. […][...]
Leader or high-priced doer?
You have been the “top producer” of your sales department and grown in your organization. You are recognized by the C suite. The day comes when you are called into the CEO’s office and asked to take the role as the leader of the sales department. This is a time for celebration, but hold on. […]
Greetings from Tebowland
Unless you have been living in a cave or immersed in the opening of a new international property, you have heard about the polarizing and perplexing story of Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. Now, you may not follow the NFL or even like sports, but most anyone in our/any business can appreciate the turnaround […]
The glass half-empty syndrome
Optimism is one quality of an emotionally intelligent leader. Have you ever been part of a team led by someone who believed that their team was destined for great things? It’s inspiring and fun and it gives you a fighting chance to scale tall mountains. (Too much optimism, of course, is delusional. When the horse […]
Inside the mind of Steve Jobs
Just about anything Steve Jobs ever uttered was scrutinized as closely as the latest word from the Federal Reserve chief. It was not just about what Apple was going to do next but how the brain of a genius works. The publication of Walter Isaacson’s best-selling biography of Jobs had its release date moved […]
