Doug's Blog

Data Drives Prediction

Two keys to being a good leader are the ability to predict and delegate. As your business grows, in order for you to be able to spend more time focusing on the growth and strategic areas of your business, you and your managers need to develop in these two key areas. If your key managers don’t know... More > >

Posted: Thursday May 15th, 2008

Sales Consequences

A recent conversation with a sales representative who was attempting to sell me his product helped to remind me of one of the steps we should all be making in our efforts to help our prospects understand the value of our proposition.... More > >

Posted: Monday May 12th, 2008

Strengths versus Weakness

Watching the Phoenix Suns, my current favorite basketball team, lose to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday again offered a subtle clue on the value of focusing on your strengths and perhaps how debilitating focus on weaknesses can be.  ... More > >

Posted: Thursday May 1st, 2008

Leadership Keys

What are the barriers to growth in the leadership level of our businesses? At small, mid size and even large businesses the two critical abilities for leaders is their ability to delegate and predict. ... More > >

Posted: Saturday April 26th, 2008

Improve Staff Performance 40%?

Can you really improve staff performance? What leads to superior performance, higher employee retention, and a better aligned organization? 
 
Many business owners feel the place to start building their business is with systems, metrics or accountability. I’m not going to argue that these are... More > >

Posted: Saturday April 19th, 2008