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succeeding in a down economy

September 25, 2012

Cash is Queen…

People are the life blood of a business – but getting them engaged and committed can seem like a daunting task at times…

  1. What are you doing to foster engagement in your company?
  2. How are you getting people on the same page and pulling in the same direction?
  3. How much time do you spend reinforcing what’s important AND what are the consequences of not performing?

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September 10, 2012

Before the year gets away from you…

Summer’s winding down…at least in the northern hemisphere…and I’m starting to hear talks of annual planning for 2013 – along with lots of“strategic thinking” and “what if” conversations. Of course, there’s always the critical prioritization question given all of the things you could be doing...

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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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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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