by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, C.O.R.E. Business System, Change Management, Commercialization, Competitiveness, Entrepreneur, Execution, Leadership, Non-Profit, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
One of the biggest mistakes businesses—or any organization today—make is a failure to allow time for working on the business itself. Current business practices have created a mindset that has every worker (theoretically at least) working every moment in the business...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Change Management, Leadership, Non-Profit, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
“We don’t have time to do it that way.” How many times have you heard that said or said it yourself? How about the alternative “If you don’t have time to do it right, when are you going to find the time to redo it right?” What is it going to cost you if you have to do...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Change Management, Competitiveness, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Non-Profit, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
In these days of sound bites and quick fixes, one-size-fits-most solutions seem to be as prevalent as the common cold and as hard to treat and cure. Most people probably have had the experience of someone from their organization reading a book or attending a...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Business Plans, Change Management, Leadership, Non-Profit, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
All too often we hear familiar justifications as to why things don’t change. One which seems to be recurring more frequently is “my hands are tied”. Undoubtedly you are familiar with the refrain – things need to change BUT “my hands are...
