Reinstituting Values Based Leadership

I spend a great deal of time talking about the ideal situation – where the owner’s vision and values are built into the business from day one. But what do you do when a company has grown and has lost...

Best Time to do Strategic Planning

January is the best time of the year to do strategic planning. It’s the beginning of the year, and as such, is a natural time to stop, reflect, and formulate a plan of success for the upcoming year. February...

Lights, Camera, Action Plan!

While speaking to Tanya who had attended a Strategic Plan-ting™ Workshop, she mentioned that she was working on updating her website which was the strategic priority on her quarterly action plan. She...

Fired Up Focus

As a kid I remember trying to start a fire using a magnifying glass and dry grass. I never was successful. Why? The short answer is that I lacked the focus. I was a kid with a cheap magnifying glass and...