by Lea Strickland | Jul 17, 2025 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Plans, Strategy
How to Build Flexible Strategies in Uncertain Times In an unpredictable economy, traditional business plans often fall short of expectations. They rely on single (often optimistic) assumptions that what has worked in the past will continue to work. Furthermore, they...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 23, 2025 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Plans, Resources
In 2009, I published an article on Mainstreet.com discussing how to maximize resource flexibility through contracted services. With the recent and ongoing changes in overtime rules, minimum wage rates, IRS rulings on joint employment relationships, and employee...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 21, 2025 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Plans, Customer Relationships, Operations
Onshoring Customer Service and Beyond In an era where global supply chains, outsourcing, and offshoring have become the norm, many businesses are beginning to look closer to home for key operational functions, including customer service, manufacturing, and...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 20, 2025 | Business Articles, Business Management, Business Plans, Capability, Execution
Introduction Have you ever wondered what makes a business tick? Like Dorothy when she pulled back the curtain in The Wizard of Oz, peering behind the scenes reveals the actual mechanics of how businesses operate. From strategy to execution, understanding the inner...
by Lea Strickland | May 15, 2020 | Business Articles, Business Plans
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact: The Need for Business Transformation The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the global business landscape, compelling companies of all sizes and stages to adapt to survive and thrive. As a result, it is time to transform your business. The...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 7, 2016 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Business Plans, Entrepreneur, Execution, Resources, Results
Too often, the owners of many businesses of all sizes and industries don’t see the need for a strategic plan. They make critical decisions on which deals to do, what systems to put in place, and who to hire based on the current vision of the business. They focus on...
