(Time to read this Blog article is about 60 seconds) My most asked-for business session, whether as a keynote or interactive workshop is, “Accelerate your business…how to sell more, manage smarter, grow your bottom line…and have a life!”  The “have a life” part is a real challenge for many business owners and managers. I often […]

(Time to read this Blog article is about 40 seconds) Cloverpop, a company that develops software to monitor the effectiveness of decision making in businesses, studied 588 real business decisions made by 184 teams, in a wide variety of companies. The study ran for over two years.  Here’s what they learned: On average, teams make […]

(Time to read this important Blog article is about 2 minutes) Employee engagement is one of the hottest topics in business today…and so it should be.  Extensive surveys by Gallup Research show that only 30% of U.S. employees are engaged at work, and a staggeringly low 13% worldwide are engaged.  Gallup’s research also shows that 70% of […]

(Time to read this Blog article is about 60 seconds) One of the biggest myths in business today is that there’s no such thing as customer loyalty anymore.  The truth is that people are loyal, fiercely loyal, to what’s best for them…or what they assume is best for them.  That’s it! So, first we must […]

(Time to read this Blog section is about 60 seconds) Women-led companies outperformed the average by more than double.  An eight-year study of 11,000 publicly traded companies around the world by Stockholm-based Nordea Bank found that companies led by women had an annualized return of 25% vs. the average of all companies of just 11%. […]

(Time to read this Blog article is about 45 seconds) The sign on my office wall says, “The beginning of wisdom is the recognition of reality!”  And yet many business owners, leaders and managers are in denial about many of the internal and external challenges in their business…and their industry.  My 1-page ‘Business Key Challenge […]

(Time to read this Blog article is about 90 seconds) This Blog article has nothing to do with your business…but it has everything to do with appreciating and respecting all the work that your body does for you every day.  And, besides that, the info is fascinating!  Sometimes we may feel like our body is […]

(Time to read this Blog article is about 60 seconds) A recent survey shows that 70% of people look for “Social Proof’ before doing business with a company.  For millennials, the number is 84%.  So what exactly is ‘Social Proof’?  It is simply the process of checking on the internet and social media for proof […]

(Time to read this Blog article is about 40 seconds) Job Descriptions are an important part of creating clear expectations for each person on your Team. The problem is that most Job Descriptions are little more than a list of activities that the employee must perform with no thought to the results or outcomes that […]

(Time to read this Blog article is about 60 seconds) Video, well done, can be hugely helpful in many parts of your business.  Video is generally much more effective than the written word because most folks have become what I call ‘lazy learners’.  We’d rather watch something than read something.  Here are a few ways […]