4 ways that starting over can make you successful
Just like walking to the next tee, starting over can really help you up your game. Recently I was at an event where we were comparing the number of jobs…
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Are Entrepreneurs Idiots?
Possibly, but only if you're not one already Fear of Flying? Fear of Fifty? Whatever these entrepreneurs have, it ain't fear. Or is it that entrepreneurs "feel the fear and…
Focusing on efficiency is a waste of effort, if you don’t take care of this first
Maximum results are achieved when you are both effective and efficient! When clients engage me, it's usually to help them drive operational efficiency improvements. More often than not they have been…
Do this before you think about shooting the hamster!
Maybe it's the wheel and not the hamster that needs changing! Recently I was working with a client on helping them achieve some performance improvements. As we reviewed how one department…
Who got you here won’t get you there: C-suite challenges of a fast-growing startup
Fast-growing startups can quickly outgrow their management As businesses start to become successful and grow, this can often present many challenges to them. Challenges that can be just as difficult to…
Are you an “accidental entrepreneur”? Time to cut the BS!
Entrepreneur. The word has a certain mystique, possibly because of its French origins – a combination of entreprendre, meaning to undertake, and enterprise – and possibly because of what it means to some people. To…
Three things your business must do to remain competitive
Nokia, Blackberry, and Yahoo. What do they have in common? They all dominated their markets and then, within a pretty short space of time, lost their top dog status. There is more to a…
Corporatism is killing entrepreneurialism
Why aren’t the naturally entrepreneurial minded geniuses behind new innovative (disruptive) businesses interested in being employees in big corporations? Because they are naturally entrepreneurial thinkers who are stifled by the…