In my last blog post, I recommended using SWOT when you’re developing your Mission and Vision statements. In this post, I’ll unpack what that means. Do a …
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How to Get Started with Strategic Planning – Part 1
What is Strategic Planning? Glad you asked. It’s a process that helps you know where you stand, clarifies where you should go, and creates a detailed plan …
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The Right Hiring Process
Hiring the right people is important. In our current environment, it could be argued that it’s never been more important. Yet for how important it is, I find …
The Focus of Leadership
In November of 2019, I spoke to a gathering of business leaders on the topic of The Four Essentials of Business. This is the fourth blog post that I’ve …
Love Your Market
In November of 2019, I spoke to a gathering of business leaders on the topic of The Four Essentials of Business. I’ve since then taken the opportunity to write …
Hope
I read the article below years ago. It has nothing to do with COVID-19, quarantine or the economy. It has everything to do with how simple acts of kindness can …
Leading in a Crisis
Since our world and our lives stopped being normal due to the coronavirus, my mind has regularly been going to a story about leadership from ancient times. For …
What Culture Is And Is Not!
Last month, I began a four-part series on The Four Essentials of Business. This series is based on a talk I gave by the same name. Last month, I wrote about …
Who Are We?
Last November, I was asked to speak about the Four Essentials of Business, a framework for building a successful organization. Over the next few months, I'm …
How Well Do You Know Your Team?
1997 research by McKinsey and a 2001 book, The War for Talent gave rise to the concept of "Talent Management", the recruiting, developing and managing of the …