In its simplest form, succession planning is the strategy for finding suitable people to replace important executives in an organization when current executives leave or retire.  To fulfill this definition, it seems all a company needs to do is wait until a vacancy occurs, and then go out and find a suitable substitute to fill […]

There is much discussion today over the concept of raising the minimum wage in America to over $10.00 an hour. This post is NOT an economic or political dissection of the good, bad, or ugly of this concept. This post is to point our eyes to a higher level of truth. The parable of the […]

I am sure you’ve heard the saying, “The quickest way to kill an idea is to take it to a meeting!” Often in my business advising I am invited into meetings that are, to say the least, painful. Well-meaning managers talk and talk while bored employees pretend to listen. With over 25 years advising teams […]

The greatest secret to maximize my productivity? Could it be a new app? An upgraded phone or new tablet? Maybe the latest CRM or social media strategy? Or could it be a new time/project/life management system? It’s none of these —- or perhaps all of these. It depends on if you seek to maximize your […]

Knowledge Management is the explicit and systematic management of vital knowledge—and its associated processes of creation, organization, diffusion, use, and exploitation. A successful program must be explicit so you can codify the knowledge in your organization. It must be systematic to ensure that you capture all critical knowledge. Because you don’t have the resources to […]

In one of the most memorable scenes from the classic film, The Wizard of Oz, the Cowardly Lion gives several examples of great courage, and then closes his dialogue with this famous question: Cowardly Lion: “What have they got that I ain’t got?” Dorothy, Scarecrow, & Tin Woodsman: “Courage!” Cowardly Lion: “You can say that […]