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The reference to "today's uncertain times" is seemingly everywhere you look. In strong times - and not so strong times - everything is always uncertain. What is certain is knowledge is power when trying to navigate these dynamics and continue to stay competitively advantaged and grow healthy ...

We manifest our own reality based on our thinking.  It is a choice between above the line thinking or below the line thinking.   Simply put, approaching a situation with a negative attitude, will get a negative result.  Likewise, having a positive attitude will yield a positive result. 

For ...

There has never been a time in our professional lives where we’ve been in a better environment for raising prices.  The winners in an inflationary environment are those who deliver value. 

Below are several tips, reminders, and philosophies – courtesy of Casey Brown from Boost Profits - to help ...

5 Keys for Effective High-Stakes Conversations

Talent, supply, patience, and tolerance shortages are creating price pressure, delays, and quality problems (service and product businesses alike!). All of which have driven up the cost of business and relationships. Not to mention the issues in and ...

At our November Leadership Conference, “Forward Together”, marketing legend and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk (GaryVee) shared several ideas, experiences, and lessons learned with our audience.  I tried to capture the gold.  Below are the key thoughts!

Thoughts on Marketing….

• Most people ...

At our November Leadership Conference, "Forward Together", I had the privilege of interviewing former Chairman and CEO of Best Buy and the author of "The Heart of Business – Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism."

What follows are a collection of ideas, experiences, and lessons ...

In many ways, we are in unprecedented economic times.  In other ways, there are multiple historic examples – precedence – we can lean on.  Knowledge is truly power as we work to navigate these dynamics and continue to stay competitively advantaged and grow healthy businesses.

Below are several ...

Each month during our Allied Business Breakout Sessions, we spend one hour discussing one topic sharing insights amongst our Allied Community. In July 2021, we discussed with every passing day the threat and consequences of a cyber security attack are growing in scope and complexity.  

An Allied ...

Each month during our Allied Business Breakout Sessions, we spend one hour discussing one topic sharing insights amongst our Allied Community.  In June 2021, we discussed how everyone is struggling to figure out how to attract and keep talent. 

Just about everyone spoken to is experiencing ...

Advice for any Business Owner on People

I recently had this discussion with regards to starting and running a business with a group of business owners of various size and experience.  The answers were so pragmatic, direct, and spot-on, I feel compelled to share for all to benefit. 

The result ...