Wake Up and Smell the Change!

We often look at Fortune 500 companies and hold them up as examples of how to succeed in business. After all, they didn’t get to where they are by being slouches. But even the biggest and best can get blindsided by shifts in the business world and by changes in the...

A Business Lesson from . . . Jimi Hendrix?

A number of individuals from outside the world of business have been held up as models for modern business. As a matter of fact, you can still find Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership online and in bookstores along with a host of other books that...

There Are Some Things I Just Won’t Do

As a business coach I do a lot of different things for my clients. I encourage them to think strategically about their businesses, and I provide them with tools to facilitate that process. I teach them certain proven business disciplines that will make them more...

Are You Positioned for a Strong Second Half?

There’s an old saying that states: “Well begun is half done.” Of course the idea is that if you do a good job preparing and planning and starting something, that you’re halfway to your goal. There’s a big difference, however, between being halfway to your business...