K-Mart has a problem..

Do you know what it is? Do you suffer the same issue?  It’s called focus and clarity of message.  I recently read an article by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardireprinted in the Harvard Business Review.  They compared K-Mart Target and Wal-Mart.  It doesn’t’ matter...

Is Social Media for everyone?

I know it seems a little weird to ask this question in a blog which is basically part of social media. What prompted this is I was at an event last week and met a woman who sells social media development and support. She was explaining about SEO and many of the other...

Invisible bars

Do you have tunnel vision or invisible bars that keep you from growing your business or being the person you want to be?  Jodi Michele Cooley refers to them as a myth, that’s why she is the myth slayer (www.jodimichelecooley.com).  Chellie Campbell calls them the “yah...

Inspiration

It’s Sunday evening, I’m sitting in my office looking at the lake, listening to the ducks, and enjoying the beautiful breeze trying to figure out what to write on this blog. Suddenly a word comes to me; no joke, inspiration.  The question then becomes what inspires...

If you always do…

You know the expression if you always do what you always did, you always get what you always got. Are you complacent about your company?  It’s moving along fine. Don’t rock the boat! But is it really fine? Are your employees just doing the basics or are they seeking...