Entrepreneurs often create startups with the plan to sell it when conditions are right. Others have a strategic plan where they operate the business until they retire, and then some have no plan so they are pulled out from behind their desks to be buried. Getting out of a business isn't always about … [Read more...] about Shark or Bait: What Business Am I In?
Organizational Development
Holistic Management- Who Are the Real Kings of the Business?
We've all gone into a business to buy something and experienced the sales staff that was energetic and full of promises, only to find what happens after the sale isn't quite the same. One department blames the other, and there's confusion about exactly what to do. We've all been there. The question … [Read more...] about Holistic Management- Who Are the Real Kings of the Business?
That Crazy Competitor Down the Street
Competition drives our economy. COVID19 forces the hand of many businesses to be profitable while accelerating the decline of those that can't make it in the new market place. And for others, it is a window of opportunity to expand and acquire those that can't cut it or are just tired and ready to … [Read more...] about That Crazy Competitor Down the Street
The World is Temporarily Closed
In just a few short weeks, we've gone from a robust economic engine to sputtering along on a few cylinders. By now, all that work strategic planning work you did at the end of last year should show up. If no planning was done, then it's all reactionary decisions. Frankly, it's hard to predict … [Read more...] about The World is Temporarily Closed