Systems

Think quick: what brand of chips, soda, or pain reliever do you reach for? Chances are that you’re like the vast majority of people when it comes to walking through...

How do you get your employees to show up on time, work longer hours and skip lunch breaks? Wrong question. If you, like many managers and CEOS, are looking for...

There used to be a time when I went to all my meetings in a suit and tie. Heck, we pretty much all did. That’s just the way that meetings...

Being a business leader is not all roses and gumdrops (I suspect you already knew that). You will be required to fire someone at some point. Perhaps it is based...

Sometimes when I am driving home, after a late night at work, I notice that my car is low on gas. I then consider if I should I fill it...

If anyone tells you that ". . .it's easy, just follow my formula," they're throwing you a sucker punch. If anyone tells you "I am living the easy life, and...

Sometimes "art" is simply an excuse for science that is too difficult to figure out. Is what you do really an art, or can it be broken down to a...

I suspect you don't check your income statement every day. You likely don't check it weekly either. Maybe you check it monthly. Maybe. But probably not. For many entrepreneurs the...

Complexity is a shortcut.  The simple solution is almost always harder to find.  So we take the easy path. . . the complex one. Complexity comes about when you can't...

I was out to dinner with members of my advisory board when we ordered some wine. I noticed that each wine glass had a star on it (see the picture...