The new year is off and running. Are you already running out of time? It's easy to do. Business demands are a fever pitch—and, if not, you're likely filled with frenetic energy trying to create demand. In either case, reactive mode kicks in. That's when we are focused more on the demands of today than the [...]
What if you could improve your available margin to think about where you're headed by just 5%? For many of us, that's at least 2 hours of solid think time each week. Gaining that margin isn’t as hard as it may seem. But you have to be intentional—with a plan that works for you. In [...]
"It’s like taking all the productivity books off your shelf and squeezing them into your own personal action plan.” That's what one of the participants of our first-ever Strategic Margin Workshop last month had to say about the experience. Comments from the other attendees exceeded our expectations. Obviously, we hit a nerve. So many executives are [...]
I once asked a CEO if he had much time to think strategically about the direction of his business. He replied, "It's hard to plant trees when your forest is on fire." Like many CEOs of small and mid-sized businesses, he was overwhelmed with all of the demands of the business, leaving him feeling exhausted [...]
