I wrote this last year for Shawn Murphy’s Wake Up & Shake It Up series. The article is now part of an e-book from Achieved Strategies. Here’s what it takes to create a business of value: Think big; act small. This is the best business strategy that I know. Sound easy? I’m sure it does. [...]
Stop Reinforcing the Status Quo
March 4, 2010 By 3 Comments
Every day, people do the same thing over and over without questioning the policy or the system. Which is why new ideas are usually met with resistance. “That will never work.” “It’s never been done before.” “Don’t bother – we already tried that once.” “Nice idea, but can you prove that it will work?” “We [...]
What Matters Now
January 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
2009 was a year that many would like to forget. Sales, profits, and corporate morale declined, and in some cases evaporated altogether. “The Great Recession” did a number on us. Does this mean we’ll have to limp through 2010 as well? Of course not. But we will need to make changes if we expect this [...]
Solve the Right Problem
September 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The way I see it, most big companies have two problems. The first is the problem itself – poor customer service, me-too products and services, uninspired marketing, miserable employees, and layers of bureaucracy. The second problem is that they solve the wrong problems. More often than not, companies focus their energy on improving the current [...]
Problem Solving 101
September 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Abraham Lincoln was fond of riddles. One of his favorites: “How many legs will a dog have if you call the tail a leg?” Most people, of course, thought that the answer was five. Lincoln always replied that the answer was four, not five, because calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg. [...]
