You Maybe Be the Leader But Who Has Your Back?

You know how they say, “It’s lonely at the top”? Nobody knows that better than the leader of a business. It doesn’t really matter if your title is CEO, President, or simply Owner. If you’re the person ultimately responsible for the big decisions that determine the...

Is This The Year of the Horse, or the Employee?

According to the Chinese calendar, 2014 is supposed to be the year of the horse. Someone apparently forgot to tell the Seattle Seahawks about that. However, they aren’t the only ones who seem to think that perhaps the Chinese got it wrong. In a recent Forbes.com...

What Makes a Company “Innovative”?

We entrepreneurial types tend to celebrate innovative companies. We admire them. We want to be like them. But what makes a company innovative? That’s a bit of a trick question, because, frankly, I don’t think there is any such thing as an innovative company. Companies...

Beware the Dark Side of Additional Revenue Streams

Smart, growing companies are always on the lookout for ways to increase their revenues. Sometimes that means finding new revenue streams. There are times when doing that works really well. When a company finds an additional product or service, they can offer...

Keeping Your Brand Promises: What Makes You Different?

Over the years companies have spent millions of dollars developing, honing, and protecting their brand. Sure, there has been lots of money spent on creating the right logo and on having the right tagline. But your brand is more than that. It’s your identity. It’s your...

Building Blocks for Making Strategic Business Decisions

The decisions you make in your business today have a huge impact on your success tomorrow. Some decisions you make are big and broad. They relate back to your company’s vision and mission. But in order to fulfill your vision and mission, you have to make some key...