Get Your Fax Straight

If you own a fax machine chances are you have received numerous amounts of offers from companies wanting to sell you vacations, excel classes and employee handbooks. More than likely you ignore them or call the number to be removed from their list. It’s easy to ignore...

Games Leaders Play

Are you playing checkers or chess with your staff?  If you are playing checkers, you see each and every interaction with your employees as having a few simple moves – single slides or jumps – and each has the same “skill set”.  But in chess, part of the strategy is...

What Makes Your Business Different?

In the ocean called business standing out can mean life or death for your business. When people take notice they are more apt to pay attention to your business. If people are paying attention they are more apt to use your business. So I have one question for you. What...

Is Your Business You?

Is Your Business You-Proof?  Whether you’re planning to sell your company sometime soon or sometime in the future; now is the time to ensure that your business isn’t all about you. From the latest Sellability Score* research involving 2300 companies from around the...

Solutions of Spring

When the local economy is below par, business owners and managers often lament that if they had different employees or more loyal customers, business would be better.  Happy, loyal customers are a reflection of smart, talented employees.  Remember, if you are the...

7 Ways to Stay Organized

Looking for a few ways to stay organized? Having a few simple tricks up your sleeve can help make your days a little easier. Here are your 7 ways to stay organized ideas.  Don’t assign tasks without documented support. When you assign a task, put it in writing, this...