What do you see in the circle? “A red dot!” Whenever I give a presentation and use this illustration, that’s the answer I get 99% of the time. It’s interesting because there’s roughly 180 times more pure, white space but what do we…
The 3-Letter Word Standing in the Way of Progress
There is a little 3-letter word that names one of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of progress for many leaders and businesses. This little word is E-G-O. Ego is simply a person’s sense of self-importance. The problem is,…
3 Business Lessons from the movie The Giver
Whether you have seen the movie, The Giver, or read the book by the same name, you probably haven’t thought about the business lessons that can be learned from the dystopian thriller, but that’s why I am here! If you’ve…
Need help with your (small) business?
Many who run small businesses struggle in some area of the business. This is typically because even though they may be experts in the product or service around which their business is built, they are not necessarily experts at running the business,…
How NOT to run a business
A colleague of mine and I used to comment fairly often that we were going to write a book entitled, How NOT to Run a Business. We would say this, partly in jest but partly being very serious,…