The Automobile University
Advanced Education on Wheels Puts Personal Development on Cruise Control “Would you like knowledge with that?” Commuter Downtime It’s been said that commuters here in Chicago experience only two seasons in the course of a year: winter and construction. Both result in delays and frustration for all commuters. If we add up the time spent […]
Score Another Error for Charlie Hustle’s Integrity
Do you ever gamble with your reputation? Is it worth the risk? There is an old cliché in baseball scouting: “Good hit, no field”. It refers to players offensively inclined but defensively deficient. Baseball has provided a place for these semi-talented athletes. They can become American League Designated Hitters. Or, play center field for the […]
What Business Are You In?
What’s Your Answer? When asked this question, most of us tend to answer it in terms of our typical activities and expertise. We speak of what we do and how we do it. My advice to those attempting to articulate an effective marketing message is to remove yourself from the what and how. For a […]
The NAY’s Have It: Consensus Driven Leadership
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A Lesson in Peak Performing Teams from Red Auerbach
On October 28, 2006, the sports world lost a legendary figure with the passing of Red Auerbach. He was the architect and mastermind for one of the most successful sports franchises of all time, the Boston Celtics. He coached the Celtics to an unprecedented eight straight NBA championships from 1959 to 1966. After his coaching […]
E-Layoffs: Efficiency at What Price?
For those who missed the recent story, executives at Radio Shack made headlines with the lay-off of 400 employees via E-Mail. In what once might have been considered a magical move, the Radio Shack folks figured out how to make 400 employees disappear simply by clicking on send. In so doing, they’ve added a new […]
Tackling The Truth Of Turnover
When it comes to understanding their employee turnover, many employers don’t know what they don’t know. And just when they think they know, there’s usually something else. Competition I’ve long been a believer that businesses owners must maintain an awareness of their standing in two highly competitive and equally important arenas. Competition for customers Competition […]
Pursuit of “Level 5” Leadership
In the business best seller Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t, author Jim Collins explores common elements to eleven publicly traded companies that made a transformation from good performance to at least fifteen years of outperforming the market by a factor of seven. If good is the enemy of […]
Why Would We Wing-It?
What does it really cost to Wing It? Business Blue Prints Most companies in manufacturing and construction have developed competencies with AutoCAD™ or some other Computer Aided Design system for generating plans. Smaller organizations may lack in-house CAD resources, but it’s easy to outsource and get what many of us still call Blue Prints. The […]
Strategic Pursuit of Greatness – Step 1
If you can’t define it, how will you achieve it? In the business best seller Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t, author Jim Collins explores the common elements of eleven publicly traded companies that made a transformation from good performance to at least fifteen years of outperforming the market […]