Jeff Vogelsang, Managing Partner of Promontory Point Partners, is a turnaround specialist. We heard him speak to a group of CEOs wherein he described the typical interaction between himself and the CEO of a company that requires his turnaround help. Vogelsang said that the CEO will “whine” (his word, not ours) to him that the
To blog or not to blog. Blog suspended . . . for now.
We published our first blog on August 4, 2010 and have continuously posted two new blogs per month since then (we did miss one publication date during recovery from knee replacement surgery, but apart from that, our string has been uninterrupted). It appears Covid-19 is about to end that streak. As we look at online
“The whole concept of negotiating is intimidating to many people.”
Chris Voss is an author, speaker, and businessman. But prior to that, he was an FBI agent for 24 years, most of that time working as a hostage negotiator. While doing that work, he noticed that the skills needed to negotiate with kidnappers and terrorists weren’t all that different from the skills business people need
If I were a prospective new customer for your business, would your website pull me in or turn me off?
We claim no expertise in website design. But we did come across a video of a workshop presentation featuring a guy who does claim some website design expertise, and we thought it would be worth passing along to you. Don Miller is an American author, public speaker, and business owner. His company, StoryBrand, is a
“I haven’t failed. I’ve discovered 10,000 things that don’t work.”
There are scholars who study group dynamics . . . that is, they study the way people behave and interact with one another in a group setting. These scholars sometimes talk about a thing called “the Messiah Complex.” This is a phenomenon that takes place when a group must confront a problem that is so
“Your company’s culture is defined by what it tolerates.”
Every organization has a culture. The only question is, has the organization’s culture evolved on its own without any real thought or guidance from the organization’s management? Or has it been carefully crafted and nurtured as a guide for how the organization intends to conduct itself? Most organizations will claim to have a strong corporate
7 Leadership Practices That Will Reduce Employee Turnover to a Minimum.
In our previous posting, we talked about the key role you and your management team play in retaining the best and brightest of your employees. We noted that the main reason, by far and away, that people leave their jobs is because they can’t stand working for whoever their boss is. That “boss” could be
Employee turnover is not a human resources issue. It’s a management/leadership issue.
The beginning of a new year is a time for reflection. It’s a time to consider what’s working and what’s not . . . what needs to stay the same, what needs to change. If there is one thing we did last year that we could do over again, what would that one thing be?
“You manage things. You lead people.” ~ Peter Drucker
Hamza Kahn is an award-winning marketer, successful entrepreneur, and keynote speaker. We watched a TED talk of his wherein he talked about Theory X vs. Theory Y. To be honest, we weren’t familiar with either one of these theories. But Theory X, he explained, holds that employees are lazy, can’t be trusted, and dislike work.
“I’ve never seen a business fail that delights its customers.”
Obviously, a marketing plan must be in alignment with the customers it hopes to attract. But because marketing is equal parts skill and artform, achieving that alignment can be deceptively difficult. What do our customers really want? What are they really willing to pay for it? How do they really want us to communicate with
