It is the end of a very busy day. You are tired. In fact, you are exhausted. All day long you have moved from item to item on your task list. Things are being crossed off that long list. There ...

When I say the word “it”, what do you think about? Does it make you feel a certain way? It is a simple word, carrying very little emotional meaning, am I right? Now, what happens if I use it with ...

As a CEO or business owner, you wonder why Sales are not increasing.  You have spent money on Sales Training, hired account managers, and  review the metrics weekly.  What are you missing? One of my functions is to gather information ...

Are you are full of passion, your business has been growing in triple digits month over month, however you get the feeling that something is not right. Maybe you have built a great company, with high customer service, quality beyond ...

If you could design the best compensation plan, would it be based on hard work, or output? I once heard a story about a locksmith.  During his apprenticeship, he would take hours to work on a project.  His customers would come ...

The World loses 1% of its topsoil per year thru erosion alone. Although there are some forms of renewal, the erosion is 10x’s faster than the natural replacement. Without proper attention, and a growing population, it is possible that there ...

If we had more time to do anything, what do you do with that time? What a great question to ponder. However pondering and pontificating are the opposite ends of the spectrum that I am pointing at. Lincoln’s greatest speech ...

Yesterday was “Black Monday” in the NFL. It is called Black Monday, because it is the day of reckoning for poor performance. Or at least, performance that is just not good enough. As of Tuesday, there were 7 new job ...

This is the week between Christmas & New Year where we start to reflect and review your own performance. Thinking back over the year of what we did well, what could have been better, and what major lessons have we ...