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Are you ready?
Of course not. Who could be ready? What does it mean to be ready? When Prince was found unresponsive in his elevator at Paisley Park,
How do you say good-bye after 40 years?
The sad news came in a post from KPCC: Sports Chalet was closing down after 57 years in business.
What led to your success in your business?
A couple of years ago a group of women CEOs were asked “What is the one leadership trait that led to your success in your
Are you focusing on the right metrics?
Most companies get a lot of data from their internal reporting about sales, labor costs, materials used, payroll etc. In fact, there is a huge
Are your employees jumping off the ship?
All week I’ve been hearing that long-term employees are taking new jobs for higher pay. Is it spring? Is it the pollen? Are the blooming
How cool is seismologist Lucy Jones?
If you have lived in Southern California for a decade or 3, you know Dr. Lucy Jones as the seismologist who explained each earthquake as
How do you keep focus on your strategic projects? – Part 2
Last week we laid out a tactical plan for how to make progress on your strategic projects. I had some feed back about how people
How do you keep focus on your strategic projects?
As a Vistage Chair, I often hear a speaker more than once – sometimes 3 days in a row. I always learn something from each
Are high rents driving your best employees away?
What had been a growing problem of rent increases of 10-15% each year has resulted in a crisis in the LA area. You say you
What “style” are you speaking?
How often do your eyes glaze over when someone you work with starts speaking to you? Do you struggle to understand what their message is?
How prepared are you for the unexpected?
A major hurricane ripped across the US political landscape when the news came out yesterday afternoon that Justice Scalia had died in his sleep. The
What is it about entrepreneurs?
After pilates, we were going to the nearby Trader Joe’s when I spotted a new coffee place in the hip area of Eagle Rock.
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