Publications
Your Most Important Decision
Your Most Important Decision Quick self-check: what flashed through your mind when you first saw that headline? What’s truly your most important decision? I’m going
Video: Water Cooler Culture in the Time of COVID
As we use Zoom more and more, we lose that informal connection over the water cooler…and that might compromise an organization’s innovation. Here’s an idea….
Three Dimensions of the Big Goal
The Three Dimensions of the Big Goal The research is conclusive: teams perform better when they’re shooting for a Big Goal. Jim Collins (of Built
Strategy Checklist
Strategy Checklist Strategy is your most fundamental plan for succeeding and thriving. I suggest a living document in a 3-ring notebook. Update it once a
Project Management Basics
Project Management Basics Project Management is one of those life skills that will serve you in SO many situations that you’ve just GOT to have
Picking the Goal
Picking the Goal This is the Fun Part! Let’s say you want to set out a Big Goal to rally your team. What do we
New Product Development
New Product Development A reliable stream of new products or services is essential for the vitality of any organization. To assure a reliable stream, you’ll
Intuition in Management
Intuition in Management Why Intuition in the Age of Management Science? Two reasons: First, intuition is a prerequisite for real insight, meaning a fresh understanding
Hitting Your Goals: The Process
Hitting Your Goals: The Process Does this sound familiar? Your management team puts in 10 hour days, running around like crazy, fixing mistakes, putting out
Asking For Help
Asking For Help When to Ask Mostly, you don’t need help. You’ve been running your business for awhile, and you’ve learned a lot. But…there are
Navigation: The 7 Biggies
Navigation: The Seven Biggies Are you skimping on any of these strategic elements? Don’t do it! Every single one is critical. Marketing Who is your
Adjacent: Erin Koss
Erin Koss Erin Koss and her company, Syte Consulting Group, show their clients how to acquire and integrate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. But that’s just
Adjacent: Chris Cook
Chris Cook I recently brought Chris in on a consulting engagement where the client had bits and pieces of a marketing program, but lacked the