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“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” – Sun Tzu One of the primary themes of our time appears to be uncertainty.  [...]

“There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working.” – Robert Half I had the opportunity this past week to visit with a successful business owner who was dealing with an all [...]

“I have not failed.  I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison All of us, on some level, have a fear of failure.  We’re taught from an early age that winners are [...]

“Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” – Peter Drucker I recently spent most of a morning visiting with a manufacturing client of our firm.  The main [...]

  “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol I was visiting with a member of our leadership forum recently and when the topic [...]

Last week’s post in this space talked about the importance of innovation in a changing world.  But I get pushback from people whose businesses have been fairly successful over a long [...]

“The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” – William Pollard One of the most popular topics in business today is innovation.  If you [...]

“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.” – Ellen Glasgow Almost every time we get involved with a company, one of the primary stated reasons is a desire for growth.  We [...]

“The vision must be followed by venture.  It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.” – Vance Havner A lot of time is spent these days talking about vision, and how [...]

“Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital.” – Daniel Webster We spend a lot of time in our businesses and organizations talking about resources – conserving resources, [...]