Travel is changing even as travel has slowed. But actually that is typical for economic downturns — recessions are times when the pressure to innovate becomes most critical. Some of our greatest technological strides were made ...READ»
The real strength and resilience, not to mention creativity and energy, of an organization lies with the people who make things work. So now is a time for those in middle management to consider ways to help their organizations succeed in these troubled times. We call this "leading up."READ»
"Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you
had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now," the
world-renown psychiatrist and author of the classic bestseller, Man's Search for Meaning, ...READ»
“If at first you don’t succeed try to hide your astonishment.” Harry Bank Since I have become much more involved in assisting companies to restructure their operations (“Doing More With Less. And Doing It Better.”) I’ve ...READ»
Bob Hallam is in hot water, and he likes it that way. Hallam founded Dimension One Spas 32 years ago and has grown it into a $60 million business that designs and produces luxury hot tubs sold throughout the United States and in ...READ»
A simple question, right? It should have been, but when Maureen Anderson asked me during a recent guest appearance on her Career Clinic radio show, I didn’t really have an answer. I asked my mom, my aunt, and I also racked my brain ...READ»
Get your scope right.
Identify the area you will address. This will determine what is relevant and what is not as you move forward, untangling inter-dependent relationships.
Identify your Most Valuable Players
Now you are looking ...READ»
If your company offers configurable products, are you more people dependent than process dependent? See how mass customization transformed one company.READ»
It seems that not a day goes by that I don’t read about another once highly-regarded magazine or newspaper filing Chapter 11 or closing up shop. I feel sad, yet somewhat responsible, for its demise like so many other well-known and ...READ»
Once again, it seems consumers and the general public are ahead of many corporations and brands when it comes to sustainability. San Francisco’s new composting law has gone into effect, and many SF residents are excited about it. ...READ»
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while back I wrote about how angry America seems to be and how as
business people, we need to make sure our products don’t wind up on the
forefront of consumer rage. The piece got me thinking about another
question – ...READ»
