by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Capability, Competitiveness, Credibility, Leadership, Non-Profit, Small Business, Start-up
A façade can be an appearance—the surface image of care, interest, integrity—either projected by a person, group, or organization or attributed to them by others through observation or perception. Whether intentional or not, we all have a façade, an outer image that...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Management, Human Resources, Leadership, Non-Profit, Perspectives, Small Business, Start-up
You may not recognize the phenomena by name, but many have experienced it. The coffee pot syndrome (CPS) is the first signal that a business has performance issues. CPS occurs when a business isn’t achieving profitability objectives and starts looking for ways...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Customer Relationships, Leadership, Perspectives
No matter how “together” we are as adults and business people, whether or not we are mature and responsible “role models”, events trigger emotions, both good and bad – disappointment, anger, confusion, frustration, resentment, to name a few. Those emotions cloud our...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Management, Leadership, Perspectives
The universe and the world and every creation seem to have a rhythm. Things just seem to follow a natural order. For many of us, that order we believe comes from God; others believe differently. Whatever your belief, when you look at life and can provide structure,...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Management, Leadership
It could be that I am getting older. Okay I definitely am. I do remember when as the manager, leader, executive, you were accountable for the success or failure of the entire enterprise. After all, Everyone follows the course you set for the organization. Your...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Management, Human Resources, Leadership
Previous articles have discussed the importance of having the right people who are doing the right things and being accountable for achieving specific results in your organization. To achieve the maximum return on investment in your people, the organization’s...
