I think the Initial COVID-19 Crisis will end the weekend of April 17, or the week of April 20 at the latest.  I don’t mean that the battle will be done – I m...

In this previous post, I described the Business Growth Stack.  You’ll notice that Management appears twice. The dual-role that Management has – in the Growth...

There is a lot of conversation these days about Business Operating Systems, which have generated great productivity improvements for many companies. Unfortun...

Small businesses are often dealing with situations in which performance has not met expectations. It’s not really a failure, per se, but there has to be a c...

Picture this… A friend of yours runs a successful Stage 2 business – but is also frustrated that things aren’t going as well as he’d like. It’s your job to ...

My brother is a great guy…and a great investment banker whose boutique firm uses the Haviland & Co brand that our family’s china business made famous.  We ta...

Are you in growth mode, or survival mode? I have some clients who are growing, some who are hanging on – and some who are transitioning from one to the other...

One of the precepts of the EOS program is, “The answer is in the room.”  It’s a phrase that’s used to emphasize the importance of discussion in addressing im...

What do I mean by prioritizing your priorities?  Why is it important?  Why is it hard? It’s fairly easy for any business to come up with a dozen ideas for im...

AI and machine learning have exploded onto the business scene in 2017.  If you haven’t gotten an email asking you if you want to learn how IBM’s Watson can h...

My daughter is a huge Harry Potter fan, and she has been smitten by the frenzy of the release of Harry Potter & The Cursed Child. So last week I found mysel...

Here’s a universal truth that doesn’t get enough airtime among business leaders – and that many leader teams, therefore, don’t fully appreciate: Growth must ...

Use your budget to juice your strategy A few years ago I wrote an article about why it’s important to do both strategic planning and budgeting. It even has a...

Sometimes I’m asked to help companies find the right path for their next 3-5 years – which qualifies as “long-term” strategy for a Stage 2 company. Other ti...

Many of you reading this post are 10%ers. And there’s something in the back of your mind eating away at your conscience. You know there’s something not qui...