by Lea Strickland | Jan 27, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
With a new year comes new opportunities to identify how you can achieve greater success in your business. Economic conditions may hold you back, but success is ultimately dependent upon your people, processes and the value of your product and services to the customer....
by Lea Strickland | Nov 1, 2011 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
In racing, the car setup is selected based on conditions and results experienced during previous races and practices. Teams also take into consideration how they believe the race will be run: long green runs (no interruptions or disruptions such as bad weather, wrecks...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Plans, Competitiveness, Entity, Small Business, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
Some of us passed through a period of fascination with prehistoric creatures such as dinosaurs, as well as more recently demised species. Recall the phrase dead as a dodo?We saw images of a pterodactyl, the winged dinosaur often pictured in cartoons and sci-fi movies...
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...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Economy and Economics, Government Funding Compliance, Small Business, Small Business, Start-up
More and more, it becomes apparent that the government does not—and can not—hold the answers for U.S. competitiveness. At best, the government must be encouraged to get out of the way to enable businesses to be able to compete. Federal, state, and local governments,...
