Why It’s Worth It to Hire the Best

A couple of weeks ago I talked about the benefits of hiring “failures.” The emphasis, of course was not on hiring people who are failures, but people who learned from the experience of making mistakes and are stronger and better as a result. But there’s a flip side to...

Do You Have Your Business Priorities in Order?

As business professionals, we always have to balance priorities, and the more successful among us seem to be better at balancing those priorities than the rest. Is there a secret that the successful possess? How do they manage to do the right thing at the right time?...

How to Hire a Failure (And Why You Might Want To)

As a business leader you know how critical it is to hire the right people for the right positions in your company. Personnel decisions are some of the most important (and difficult) tasks business leaders face. It stands to reason that if you’re aiming for success,...

How Does Your (Business) Garden Grow?

Most of us in business aren’t content with the status quo. We don’t merely want to be “in business,” we want our businesses to reach new levels, to be more productive, to be more profitable—in short, to grow. That’s why we invest in new technologies. It’s why we pay...