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All organizations make changes and at the time they are all changes for the good, or at least we think. Often times changes are spurred by activity such as customers’ reactions to a sales technique, an accident, or a new idea that someone read in a trade magazine. I am all for changes, especially for the betterment of an organization.… Continue reading Exception Versus The Rule
As we manage teams we should always be looking for ways to push their limits. This is not a revolutionary idea, however we need to constantly practice the idea to constantly improve. Without calculated growth exercises or strategies, we run the risk of allowing ourselves and our teams to be mediocre. Constantly challenging ourselves and pushing the boundaries of what… Continue reading Challenging Ourselves
We have all met extreme people in our time. Each individual brings their own extreme to the table in a different area, and for good reason. When someone is extreme in their convictions they are typically far away from our stance on the same subject, but they have a true passion for what they believe in. This can refer to… Continue reading Extreme View
Expansion is a intense path to trek. Many companies talk today about ‘scaling’ (which is just a fancy term for ‘growing’) their businesses. And in this scaling process said businesses aim to replicate their exact models in different cities or locations. Some examples would be expanding restaurant chains, online businesses focused on the hyper-local (original idea for Epic Day), and… Continue reading Copy of a Copy
When many of us come into new work environments we are faced with a fork in the road: Do we attempt to fit into the role we’ve just been hired for or do be ourselves. It is unfortunate that we are hired and fired this way, placing our ‘square’ personalities into round ‘holes’ of job descriptions, but that is the… Continue reading Be Ourselves
Group-think can be great. However, it has many downfalls and can mislead many organizations if it’s not balanced out, here are some collaboration comments. Everyone wants to come out and say that teamwork is best, or two heads are better than one, or collaboration is king… I have heard more group-work terms than I care to spout, but more often… Continue reading Group-Think
Sometimes the most important thing a leader can do is follow. I write a lot about leadership and what it means to be a great leader, but some of the most pivotal moments that define us require that we take a back seat to someone else and learn to follow. There are often times when we simply do not have… Continue reading Learn to follow
Just as I write each day, I read as well. I feel it is imperative to continue to challenge my mind by exploring new topics and articulating my findings as they relate to the business world. I feel inspired by the most recent book I just finished- The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the future of work by Scott Berkun.… Continue reading The Year Without Pants