On the show How I Met Your Mother, there was a running gag about one character, Marshall Eriksen, making “sweeping declarations”. He would do something ill-advised and afterword was adamant he’d never do it again. Of course, he did it again. It wouldn’t be funny if he actually changed his behavior. In our work with business owners [...]
Entrepreneurs are born with a “Fire Now” gene. The Ready and Aim of it all is lost on us. The good news is we are wired for action. The bad news is we often fail to think through the unintended consequences of our action or take the time to gain consensus with our team. Some of [...]
Entrepreneurs are born with a “Fire Now” gene. The Ready and Aim of it all is lost on us. The good news is we are wired for action. The bad news is we often fail to think through the unintended consequences of our action or take the time to gain consensus with our team. Some of [...]
As business owners, it is so easy to let the business become your life. So much to do, so little time. At least that is what we tell ourselves. For life to be worthwhile, it needs balance, and most business owners I meet have precious little of that in their lives. I think we have to [...]
Imagine you’re somewhere in South America. It’s swampy, the ground soggy and sloppy, your footing unsure. The air is thick with moisture, and the heat hangs as heavily on you as a water-soaked comforter. You’re alone, with just your senses and a few navigational tools. What’s your next move? Will you take some time to [...]
As business owners and managers, we are always searching for ways to improve our business. But too often, we spend an enormous amount of time putting out the fire of the day or hour and not focusing on what matters. All of our knee-jerk reactions to the things we don’t want in our business end up [...]
Overall, the U.S. Economy continues to survive a passage through a seemingly unending series of self-inflicted crisis; specifically, presidential elections, the fiscal cliff, sequestration, and now Europe (Cyprus to be exact). While the political backdrop continues, there are clear signs the U.S. economy is continuing to expand. Most key metrics are showing continued improvement in month-over-month [...]
We live in a time where information is at our fingertips like never before. The question up for debate is whether access to all of this information is a blessing or a curse. Currently, many business owners spend more time trying to determine what data to measure rather than actually analyzing and acting upon it. Many [...]
In November of last year I went to Bold Fusion, the largest annual convergence of YPs in the Greater Cincinnati area. It was my second year attending, and it still has me thinking about the Gen Y/Millennial/Digital Native generation. Many senior managers and executives describe Gen Y as entitled, overly confident, unwilling to “work their way [...]
“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” ~ Albert Einstein In my second year in business and I decided it was time to get serious and set some goals for the coming year. I set a revenue goal of $70,000. It seemed like a farfetched idea at the time [...]