Business innovation, growth, profitability, and long-term success. These are traits virtually every business aspires towards. Yet how many companies do all these things? Do they all matter? What about stability, safety and being cautious in order to protect the business? Many companies are risk averse but does that really equate to stability? If you were … Continue reading “What is Your Risk Factor?”
Even with all the bad news about the economy, people are still spending. They are just making different choices than in the past.
Talk was flying across social media yesterday as Steve Jobs announced his resignation as CEO. Tim Cook, Apples Chief Operating Officer will step in as CEO effective immediately. While the move was swift and surprised a number of people, it was also to be expected. Jobs health has been in question for some time. Now … Continue reading “Apple Without Jobs: The Test of Leadership and Culture”
Recently Money Magazine’s “Best Places to Live” article was published. Coming in at number eight was Middleton, WI which is very close to where I live. Middleton, and Madison for that matter, are no strangers to being on the list of top places to live. Both cities have continually received high marks for their quality … Continue reading “What Businesses Could Learn From The Best Places To Live”
Technology is a tool, not a crutch. Growing your business will take some direction and hard work.
The HP Touchpad has been out about a month and it is already done. In fact, I just saw an ad for it this morning which makes it ironic that HP would be discontinuing it so soon. In fact, it looks like HP is giving up hardware entirely to focus on software and cloud technology … Continue reading “It’s True: If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, Then Any Road Will Get You There”
Seven things you can do to make your role as a leader easier and help your business grow.
I read once that the modern internal combustion engine used to power most of our cars is incredibly inefficient. Surprise huh? The report stated that less than 20% of the energy produced actually went to power the car. Even less makes it to the wheels to actually propel the car forward. A vast majority of … Continue reading “Is It Time to Get Your Motor Running?”
In the days of “Gotta have it now” we are always looking for the quick fix to our problems. I am constantly bombarded with ads telling me that their product or service is the answer to all my prayers. Continually the words simple, easy, fast, and guaranteed are used to demonstrate that little work on … Continue reading “My Magic Wand Is Broken. Can I Borrow Yours?”
It has been a wild couple of days to say the least. From downgrading our debt quality to dealing with the roller coaster that is the stock market, we have dealt with a lot. There is heightened awareness of the possibility of a double dip (and we ain’t talking about ice cream here). Over the … Continue reading “So Who’s Economy Are You Participating In?”