According to the internet, Woody Allen is responsible for the quote: “90% of Life Is Just Showing Up”. While I’m not sure what the exact percentage should be, I’d argue that it’s no more than one-third. While showing up is …
While I realize that the title of this newsletter might sound counter intuitive, it is a thought worth considering. Fix your small problems first. We all know that many books have been written about prioritization and tackling the A’s before …
With all of the computing power that has been applied to business over the last 30 years, I sometimes wonder if it has produced any better information!? Yes, we have reams of data but there are times when it serves …
It’s A System . . . A business is a system. Much like a mechanical system or the human body, if one part is not working it puts pressure on all the others. If you think about your own business …
As I look back over the last several newsletters that I have written, it occurred to me that my recent focus has been on “details” . . . spending, cost controls, etc. While this is certainly important, I wanted to …
When I walk into a new organization I question every cost that crosses my desk. Why? Because it matters! Every dollar matters and experience has taught me there is a lot of waste out there! Obviously, I question the bigger …
During any given week, I get multiple requests that sound something like this: “Can we spend $2,500 on xyz?” Or, “We need to buy abc and it’s going to cost $12,000.” Well, actually, that last one isn’t technically a request; …
There was a saying during the .com boom, “Go Big or Go Home”. It meant that anything worth doing was worth doing in a big way. Hence, many of the start-up companies of the day had world domination on the …
Some years ago, I was offered an opportunity to join a well funded start-up company. As part of my due diligence I read the business plan and shared it with a trusted advisor to help me evaluate the company. We …
As we come to the end of 2007 and enter 2008, there is no better time than now to think about doing things differently in the New Year. While I am not a big fan of New Year’s Resolutions (any …
