The Covid-19 pandemic forced us all to live and work differently than ever before. We entered a primarily virtual environment where business engagements were no longer in person and instead were held on digital platforms. This shift caused there to be more distance between us—physically and in other, less tangible, ways—but how we interact with […]
I was reading a couple of articles this week and noticed that both addressed an important business trend we need to pay attention to in 2021. One article was in AARP’s January Bulletin by former CEO Bill Novelli. The article is “Doing Well By Doing Good.” His focus is that “businesses thrive by following a […]
I’m sure all of us are glad we have 2020 behind us. I’ve been thinking about what guidance I can offer for planning the new year’s annual kickoff meeting (here’s the link to a blog I wrote on the topic, including a sample agenda). Also, I’ve been trying to capture what we are faced with […]
Developing a well-thought-through business plan (BP) is an important activity when launching a new business as well as when you’re growing an existing one. There have been differences of opinion on the value and importance of developing and maintaining business plans early. In the past, the controversy has come from a tendency for business plans […]
In my previous life, when my partner and I were growing Computer Systems Technology, we designated the third Monday morning staff meeting every month to have a different agenda than the other traditional staff meetings we held throughout the month. This staff meeting was designed to have a quick review of how we were doing […]