“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, [...]
“It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” – Muhammad Ali What do you believe about your [...]
“Smile – it’s free therapy.” – Douglas Horton Since today is a holiday, and holidays are meant to be fun, we’re going to do something a little different. [...]
“Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning.” – Charles Tremper We recently completed one of the quarterly workshops that makes up part of our Dynamic [...]
