Then there are the leaders who create drama and excuses for why they can't meet the goals, why that new product is failing, why the board should give them more money because that big bad competitor is playing so unfairly.  Signs that we're focused on the positive, productive side of the equation - in integrity and professionalism. Scott McKain wrote a post on Friday that got me going, I ntellectual Dishonesty. IN the end that behavior all boils down to MONEY and EGO. Now the only question is, "What's your price?" So go read his post. So why am I writing? MORE >>

You know what I mean, that feeling that tells us a product idea has legs, a story is going to sell, a customer segment is going to love our new idea.  Wanna be a market leader?    Apply your intuition.   You just know when you're on the right track. If you think like your customers. Custom intuition makes or breaks our business. When we're in sync with our customers - we soar. Just look at Apple. When we lose our gut feel for our audience, we spiral downward. Customer intuition used to be an easy thing. Not anymore.   How? Just don’t wallow in it. MORE >>

We spend so much time planning for our business success in the practical ways - managing our resources, planning our product strategy, learning how to sell more efficiently.  Do you notice how many people around us are grumbling - sometimes even in expectation of something yet to come? Negative is the enemy of success. Negative attitudes spread through an organization like a virus.    The grousing and groaning become part of the company's culture. The next thing you know there's an excuse for every slip or stumble. We get more negative. What's your focus? MORE >>

  We re-position our brands, enhance our products, modernize our facilities, invest in systems and staff to enhance our efficiencies. Changing our external image or products or packaging doesn’t overcome our status quo. Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. Stephen Hawking Embracing change is a key to business and personal growth. With change comes opportunity for distinction and value, new markets and new life. Without change we stagnate. We all know that change is a given. It’s pretty obvious. Five years ago no one had heard of a Wii. MORE >>

The book is coming along, I have so much I want to share with audiences that I can't decide what to present in my first platform product. What would we accomplish if we believed anything is possible? I've been asking myself that question a lot lately. I'm transitioning from a 20 year career as a consultant, reinventing myself as an author and a speaker/business coach.There are days when I know I'm on the right track. Everything is moving full speed ahead and I can feel my new life right here, right now. Then there are days when I think it will never happen. MORE >>