Guest Post: Glenn Van Ekeren is the President of Vetter Health Services in Omaha, Nebraska, a company committed to providing “dignity in life” for seniors. Vetter Health [...]
Late on a Saturday afternoon, I asked my wife, “Is there a good movie on TV tonight?” Marsha replied, “The usual. Why don’t you go to the Redbox and get [...]
In my previous post, I discussed the results of scientific research that supports the argument that we learn more from our successes than we do from our failures. Moving away from the [...]
Some of my associates and I were having a discussion on the value of learning experiences. The question was asked, “Do we learn more from our failures than we learn from our [...]
Julie Noble is the Director of Human Resources at Cain Ellsworth. She is a nationally certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and works with business owners and managers on a [...]
After working through all the stages of the business life cycle (The Idea, Actual Work, Look Out World!, We’ve Arrived, Growth & Expansion, Downhill Slide), we’ve finally arrived [...]
Unfortunately, for a myriad of reasons, most businesses at some point find themselves in decline. Sales are decreasing, or profits are decreasing, or both. The biggest issue (and the [...]
For most businesses, the first four stages of the business life cycle (The Idea, Actual Work, Look Out World, and We’ve Arrived) happen with a certain amount of predictability. But [...]
Finally. After (probably) years of hard work, you have an established business. In stage four of the business life cycle, your wild toddler has matured into a thriving adult with its [...]
Your business has gone from birth (The Idea) through infancy (Actual Work) and is now in stage three, the toddler stage, going full speed in any direction that looks interesting. In fact, [...]
