A Common Issue in Small Businesses “I need someone to hold me accountable!” Seven words we hear more and more frequently. Especially when the weather is nice, or around vacation time. “It’s such a nice day, time for a round of golf!” In most cases, owners of small and micro businesses have no one to…
Hidden Factories, Creeping Elegance, and Non-Value Added Work are not Lean. These things and more are, at best, profit killers. Consequently, they can be business killers! Do you find yourself or your people making the same mistakes time and time again? Are there signs that your business systems and processes are too cumbersome or are…
Generally…people don’t wake up in the morning and say “Hey, I think I will go to work and do a really bad job today!”… Agreed? It’s about business processes, read on… When we see folks who are disgruntled or uninspired in their positions it is often a result of functioning in organizations with non-existent, dysfunctional…
So, we are almost 50% through the 2012 performance period for our businesses. How’s it going…? Where are you performance-wise as compared to your written business plan? Do you have a written business plan? Do you need to take any calculated corrective action to get back on course to finish this year with a great…
Congratulations! You have taken a step that many people dream of: you’ve started your own business. The marathon has begun. In the grand scheme of business operations, this is the easy part. You’re excited, motivated and enthusiastic. You have great tunes on the iPod and crowds of supporters running alongside you and waiting for you…