What does it take to achieve 20% growth for your organization every year? It was easier when you were a startup or early stage business, wasn’t it? You may have just sailed along at 20% annual growth rates for several years. But what do you do when your revenue starts…
Can you learn a trick or two from Stan Lee creator of many iconic comic book characters? How would you like to know how to create remarkable stories that have been popular with generations of readers?
What does it take to build a high performing organization? I’ve been working with successful small and mid-market business leaders for over thirty years. I have watched my clients and their businesses grow from small regional businesses to global market leaders. All of these entrepreneurs have several skills in common…
I’m back from the future in Las Vegas and the future is bright for IOT and the Supply Chain. Last week, I spent time in my IBM IOT Futurist role at IBM InterConnect. We had over 20,000 leading technology professionals meeting to better understand the future of technology. For me,…
Are you ready for smarter manufacturing? What do you need to know to leverage analytics to get the most out of your IoT efforts? As you read this, I’m in Las Vegas at IBM InterConnect with Watson IOT learning more about how predictive analytics is changing manufacturing and the supply chain. I’m…
Does the Internet of Things require a different type of leader? How can you lead your IoT team to success throughout the IoT initiation and implementation stages and beyond? Will it require a different set of leadership skills than any of your other Information technology projects? I’m at the IBM…
IBM InterConnect Conference is going on next week. I will be attending it as an IBM IoT Futurist. What does this mean to you? How can I help you better understand what is going on in the world of IoT? Just to make sure you understand what I mean by…
Have you ever wondered why some sales professionals are more successful than others? What does it take to excel in today’s challenging sales environment? I believe hiring great sales people requires you to understand several intangibles that many leaders overlook in their hiring process.
I was given a book written by Sir Richard Branson called Business Stripped Bare. It got me thinking about what makes Richard Branson such an extraordinary entrepreneur in so many different industries. What would he say is the most critical element in his many organizations’ successes? I think it’s because Richard Branson has a…
About eight months ago I was having dinner with a friend. She’s a self-employed marketer who had recently hired her first employee. She was behind on her blog, but believed the addition of an employee would give her more time to write.