It doesn’t have to be an oxymoron IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, Americans have been made acutely aware of government in their daily lives. Why? A worldwide pandemic that shut down the U.S. economy required a government response. Daily, everyone reads about rising crime in our cities, raging inflation, challenges with our public school systems…
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How to get employees to adapt to new technology EARLIER THIS YEAR, Americans learned about NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars after a 290-million-mile, seven-month journey from Earth. More importantly, Perseverance performed perfectly, sending home exhilarating video footage as it landed. And NASA added to its collection of robots exploring Mars. But what most of us…
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Study the market, and your competition, to find your edge HISTORICALLY, we chose our doctors, lawyers and dentist from referrals by friends or acquaintances. Google searches on the internet have changed all of that. Most consumers today get their referrals from online searches. That, in turn, has led to the emergence of search engine optimization….
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ExporTech program can help EVERY BUSINESS LEADER knows the number one task is to continue to grow revenues on a profitable basis. Larry Page, the cofounder of Google, famously said: “We understand the need to balance our short- and longer-term needs because our revenue is the engine that funds all of our innovation.“ But what…
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Technological changes have been accelerated THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has been miserable by any stretch of the imagination. But there have been some silver linings. The pandemic accelerated technological changes at a rate never seen before, and there’s no putting that genie back in the bottle. For example, McKinsey & Company opined, “We have vaulted five…
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Can be beneficial for owners, employees and the business UNLESS YOU HAVE the genetic makeup of Steve Jobs or Elon Musk as a business leader, you need to rely on your employees to generate many creative and innovative ways to grow revenue and improve operations. There is sound management theory to support this concept. Douglas…
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Do your homework before buying a business EVERY DAY ACROSS AMERICA, businesses are bought and sold. Some sellers are looking at retirement for a cash-out for their hard work. Some are running a distressed business and need out. People who buy those businesses range from successful entrepreneurs who want to add to their arsenal of…
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Study the behavior of your customers ARCHAEOLOGISTS CONTINUE to discover more ruins in Pompeii, Italy, buried by a volcano centuries ago. The more they uncover, the more anthropologists can give us a real feel for what life was like in that city more than 2,000 years ago. The American Franz Boas is considered the father of…
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Innovation through servant leadership ANY LEADER in America would risk the loyalty of their followers, whether they were president of the United States or CEO of a company, if he/ she did not appear to be strong, knowledgeable and in control of the organization they lead. This concept of leadership is hardwired into most Americans….
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Florentine Opera Company innovates to survive pandemic COVID-19 wreaked havoc on our economy and ended the life of many businesses forever. Now more than ever it has required business leaders to innovate. Imagine you’re the new CEO of an organization having taken the reins in a turnaround situation when the previous leader abruptly departed. You’re…
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