It’s nice when you seek expert advice from several sources and end up with consistent recommendations that both make intuitive sense and are in line with research you’ve done. But that doesn’t always happen; so what do you do when …
“Bueller, Bueller, Bueller.” I suspect a number reading this remember that line. It’s, of course, from the movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Those who’ve seen the movie know that Ferris Bueller’s classmates, while physically present, were anything but engaged. While …
Last week, I had the opportunity to tour a new client’s production facility. I always enjoy these days. It’s a great way to learn about what goes into making a product. While I won’t develop the expertise and understanding of …
I often find myself asking, “What can I do to improve the situation?” Whatever state of affairs you find yourself in, that’s a good starting place. Ultimately, whether in your work or personal life, if you can leave any situation …
Technology as an Impediment Technology is great and makes a lot of things possible but at times it can simply get in the way. Here are some of my favorite (or maybe least favorite) examples of technology as an impediment. …
Do you know what’s in your job description? Believe it or not, I hope that you don’t! I’ve always viewed job descriptions as something that you read at the beginning of your employment and then put in a drawer and …
Who’s selling for you? If your first reaction is to think about the list of names of people you’re paying on your sales team that’s only part of the answer. Those people are paid, usually through a base salary and …
Have your marketing and operations teams met? We recently took a family vacation which was somewhat hastily thrown together (note that I didn’t use the word “planned”). We picked a resort and booked it based upon their web site (mistake …
Everyone knows that one of the first steps in building a house (after the plans and permits are taken care of) is to have the roofers on site to construct the roof and then the other trades build the rest …
Distill. Simplify. Refine. Condense. Reduce. Shrink. Edit. Summarize. Purify. Shorten. Abbreviate. Crystalize. These are all words which suggest reducing something to its simplest form. I’m sure you can think of others. Pick whichever one you like and post it on …
