Are you getting to the heart of the matter?
Question:How are beautiful peonies like business issues? Answer: If you dig deep enough or stare long enough, you will see the heart of the matter.
What is the point of Mother’s Day?
My Mother hated Mother’s Day. Yet, even as adults with children of our own, we would all make sure to take her to dinner together, and bought her a gift she didn’t need but we all hoped she would like.
Do you know how to pick good people for your organization?
Friday’s unemployment figure of 4.4% was the lowest it has been since 2007. That means there will be fewer people out there looking for jobs. If you are looking to hire, it behooves you to be really clear on your job description. It also suggests
Are you becoming more wise?
The news feeds, especially on my Facebook page are distressing. In the midst of all the snarky discourse and name calling, there has to be a center of peace and communication-that is, if we want to bridge the gap.
Do you have good SOP’s?
While processing an opportunity at a Vistage meeting last week, one member asked if the company had a SOP around the process being discussed. “What’s an SOP?” asked a Second Member.The group laughed or groaned.
Does the new California gas tax annoy you, too?
Governor Jerry Brown and the Democratic super majority legislature have swept through a new gas tax of 12 cents a gallon to be effective November 1st. Argh! Every time the price of gas went down in the last few years, I threw a little party in my car and spent that extra $1.20 I got […]
Are you passionate about your work?
You hear it, I hear it, we all hear that we should find work about which we are passionate. If we do, we will be wildly successful. And yes, we all do know some people who are passionate about their work. It fits them perfectly, and they are super successful. Then, there are the rest […]
How much of your business can you run without IT?
You’ve heard the stories of companies being attacked by a cryptovirus that shut down their computers. They were told to pay a ransom, usually with bitcoins, or their system would not work again. They called the police, who referred them to the FBI. They couldn’t help. For many companies, their only resort was to pay […]
What will you do when you retire?
Asking a group of business owners what they will do when they retire, you get a lot of quick retorts: “Who me, I’ll never retire!” “I’ll start another company.”
Is multi-tasking working for you?
Vistage Speaker Larry Haas spoke to my KEY group this week on Unmasking Multi-tasking. He thoroughly convinced the group through a hands on exercise that multi-tasking is not more effective for you or your customer. We probably won’t ever forget the exercise.