Think Tank Blog

Practical business tips and enlightening case stories from small and mid-market companies and enlightened leaders in our community.

July 12, 2012

Learning to say “No”…

Learning to say “NO” to opportunities for new business has been a major business lesson for me over the past few years. In the dozen years that I’ve worked in the small and small...

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June 19, 2012

Are you Relevant?

Even if you aren’t in a growth industry (but especially if you are)…there’s plenty of work to be done in the summer “downtime”. Remember: Complacency is not an option.* Most...

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June 6, 2012

A Five-Year Plan, One Quarter at a Time…

I heard a great quote attributed to Verne Harnish the other day.

“A five year plan is achieved One Quarter at a time.”

The second half of 2012 is fast approaching… Are you on track with your plans for 2012 so far?  Is your Quarterly performance going to get you to your Five Year vision?

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May 24, 2012

So what did you miss in Atlanta?

If you weren’t able to be there last week at the Fortune Leadership conference in Atlanta, you really missed a treat. Jim Collins did another fabulous and inspiring job as the keynote...

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May 10, 2012

Who’s got the Penguin?

The Hill at Whitemarsh is a luxury Continuing Care Retirement Community located in Lafayette Hill, PA just outside of Philadelphia.  They pride themselves on being a Five Star organization when it comes to service which, with...

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May 1, 2012

What’s your Number?

Ed Sullivan, four-time entrepreneur and currently CEO of G2Link, has a track record with companies that might turn a few of you green with envy.     And, while he is highly creative,...

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