Resolving to Really Change

It’s that time of year again. Whether by choice or mandated by your boss, goal setting and planning are often associated with the end of the calendar year. When I was in the corporate world, this time of year was a time when we set goals for the new year along with our expectations and … Continue reading “Resolving to Really Change”

Making Difficult Decisions

It’s amazing how many times we know the right thing to do, yet we fail to do it. I think w all have those times in our lives where we need to take action and we are reluctant to do so. Over my career, I have been fortunate to work with quite a few executives … Continue reading “Making Difficult Decisions”

Changes are Coming!

It’s amazing how much has changed when it comes to the web. If you haven’t been to our site lately, I recommend you check it out. For the last four years, InVision had pretty much the same look. Yesterday we launched a fresh new site that will have more tools for you. Like the companies … Continue reading “Changes are Coming!”

Toyota, what have you done?!?

Want to see how to destroy a great reputation that took years to build in just a few short weeks?  You might want to talk with Toyota.  In their quest to become the world’s largest car company they made a mistake that GM was often considered guilty of.  They let quality slip. That alone probably … Continue reading “Toyota, what have you done?!?”

Changing the Way We Hire

Throughout my career, I have been on both sides of the hiring scene. I have dealt with the frustrations of finding a position that best matched my abilities and beliefs, and I also played various roles in hiring at every company I worked for. In either case, I would say the objective was the same: … Continue reading “Changing the Way We Hire”

A Discussion on Change Management and How to Make it Work

In my September newsletter I discussed the concept of change. Largely I see the majority of us resistant to change (which I would doubt there would be many arguments against this) and as a society/business community expecting change to happen instantaneously. We are very much in a “now” society. Technology has spoiled us to the … Continue reading “A Discussion on Change Management and How to Make it Work”

Business would be wonderful if I could just fix all these damn problems!

Is that something that you said to yourself? Maybe even thought it a couple times? I think every business owner or executive has come across a point where they wished they knew all the answers. Every business has its challenges. We may think the grass is greener at another company in another industry in another … Continue reading “Business would be wonderful if I could just fix all these damn problems!”

Several months ago I began a new journey that started by simply asking a question. What that question led to was a new direction that could potentially make my business grow to where I dreamed it would be. It all started earlier this year (2009) when I was doing my usual search through LinkedIn. I … Continue reading “”