Get Really Real

Optimism is a beautiful thing.  Positive thinking, speaking and acting are
the core ingredients to creation. 

Contemplating undesired outcomes is equally powerful.  The key is not dwelling on negatives but being clear on the pitfalls to avoid.

Okay, let’s get real.  S*#T happens in business. The best designed strategies and tactics rarely work exactly as designed. Planning for unanticipated hiccups is part of running a company. Having the appropriate financial reserves is the surest way to ensure ongoing sustainability.

Cash flow remains king. 

The question many ...

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A Solution

A major problem plaguing many small and middle market companies is hiring exceptional talent to fuel growth and constructively break barriers preventing business improvement.

The unemployment rate is at 3.6%, the lowest level in over 50 years!  The pressure being felt by employers to find great team members is very real.

How can business owners, CEOs and executives maximize the talent currently on the team vs. finding new “unicorn” employees?   Here are a few simple suggestions.

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Predict Your Future

The world is an amazingly complex place.  Thousands if not millions of variables are constantly in play producing our “reality.”

Predicting your future is, however, relatively easy to do.  Changing your future takes a bit more work.   The great news, it can be done.  Let’s break things down and develop a plan to co-create desired outcomes.

To predict your future, we simply need to understand Newtown’s first law of motion.  It states “An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays ...

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How to Create Change

A number of weeks ago while “channel surfing” YouTube, I “stumbled” on a video where Russel Brand, the comedian turned quasi philosopher, was being interviewed by Dr. Drew.  The topic was sad – drug addiction.   The segment was taped in front of a live audience of chemically dependent people and their family members who were trying to help them.

Aside from Mr. Brand’s unique personality, he shared a number of very interesting perspectives on life.  Russell, himself now sober, was confronted ...

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The Invitation

Parenthood is a lot like executive management. You want the very best for your people, you provide every opportunity possible to set others up for success, you establish desired outcomes and then you work to coach people along the way.

At times our teams step up and deliver the miraculous. Other times our teams struggle with learning new skills.

Like parenthood, great executives never give up on their people. They continue to inquire, ignite, inspire and inspect. With new insights, the appropriate ...

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The Magnificent Mile

For many, we are one step away from magnificence. It has been said the difference between the ordinary and the extraordinary can be measured in millimeters not miles.

It is the little things we think, feel and do every day that ultimately make a profound difference in one’s self and those we have the privilege to lead.

On March 3, 2018 Roger Bannister, a global sports icon and Sports Illustrated’s fist Sportsman of the Year, passed away. Bannister may not be known ...

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