Partner Therapy
Posted: December 27, 2012 Filed under: Your Business | Tags: exit strategy, growth, partnership, strategy Leave a comment »The difference between business consulting and Partner Therapy is whether there’s a Kleenex box on my conference table. Read the rest of this entry »
Santa Management
Posted: December 25, 2012 Filed under: Your Business | Tags: growth, homework, human resources, strategy Leave a comment »
Santa doing that which only he can do.
Santa has an enviably elastic business model. Only with careful planning, textbook delegation techniques, and the combination of low- and high-technology could he expand globally every single year under an absurdly tight distribution schedule to meet seasonal demand, and then shrink to an affordable maintenance level of overhead. So, how does he do it!? Read the rest of this entry »
Season’s Greetings
Posted: December 20, 2012 Filed under: Your Business, Your Life | Tags: energy, homework, spirit 2 Comments »
Winter’s darker days and longer nights are the mood lighting for what we do best in this season: hibernate. Read the rest of this entry »
A Random Christmas
Posted: December 18, 2012 Filed under: Your Business | Tags: community, energy, homework, J. Schmid & Associates, spirit 3 Comments »I’m so impressed with client J. Schmid & Associates’ brilliant alternative to the usual company Christmas party. Read the rest of this entry »
The Easiest Blog
Posted: December 14, 2012 Filed under: Your Business | Tags: growth, homework, marketing, strategy Leave a comment »Since I started blogging, my income has grown while doing more of the work I love most, and I’m not the only one reporting such success. But I’m a writer, so this has been an obvious medium for me. If you’re not so wordy, your blog doesn’t have to be either. Read the rest of this entry »
Stop and Smell the Cookies
Posted: December 11, 2012 Filed under: Your Life | Tags: food, homework, recipes, Wick Jacobi Leave a comment »
I love my work, but I still need time away to rejuvenate. My clients agree conceptually, but tell me when they get free time away from their businesses, they’re not sure what to do with it. May I make a suggestion? Read the rest of this entry »
Predicting the Future
Posted: December 6, 2012 Filed under: Your Business | Tags: growth, homework, strategy Leave a comment »
I call it Future Truth: the only thing we can predict about the future is unpredictability. And Future Truth seems like the perfect justification for not making plans. Read the rest of this entry »
Reason to Celebrate
Posted: December 3, 2012 Filed under: Big Picture | Tags: energy, growth, homework, spirit, strategy 2 Comments »It’s been two years since my first blog post, and tomorrow I’m celebrating with my fabulous team by planning our next year’s growth. I know what’s up my sleeve, but can’t wait to see what these talented humans will pull out of their party hats. Read the rest of this entry »
