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Would you give me 2 hours a day, if I could increase your profits 20%?
I’m asking for 2 hours a day where your phone and all social media is off, the door is closed and you have private work
Do you hire for skills then fire for fit?
Are you good at job interviews? Or rather, are you good at selecting new members of your team that will improve the quality and success
What is your do-over?
When I ask business leaders: which of the following is your most common do-over a. Machine purchase b. New hire c. Pricing decision They usually
If you want to change the world, start by making your bed.
As a student of leadership, I have read and reread Admiral William H. McRaven’s Commencement remarks to UT Austin. Admiral McRaven has been a navy seal
Basketball makes me do the math – a golden lesson.
You want your kids to play team sports because they learn so much about team work, about how to recover from a loss and how
Are you the manager from hell*?
A recent Gallop Study showed that 20% of employees are ACTIVELY disengaged at work. Are you the cause? Management actions are a common reason for employee disengagement.
When the market place changes, do you?
I met with a management team this week and asked, ”Would you go into your business today if you were just starting up?” They laughed
3 things the kids taught their Mother
In honor of Mother’s Day, I would like to turn the tables and talk about a few things I learned from my kids. I think
Can I leapfrog your business model?
If you have a hotel in a desirable location, do you care about AirBNB rentals in your area? If you have a market or a
Need a Lyft?
When my daughter told me she was going to moonlight as a driver for Lyft, I was horrified. “How could you know you are safe
Is the world getting too big or too small?
This week like other weeks, I have been confounded by the messages pouring down on my head from the media. I don’t know what to focus
It is not if….but when
It hit me pretty hard the other day when I heard that a friend from high school had died. Like most of my middle-aged compatriots,
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