by Lea Strickland | Jan 12, 2020 | C.O.R.E. Business System
Success Is Action Success is a verb, an action, not a noun. It is a journey, not a destination. Measuring success in terms of forward momentum or progress makes sense. You strive for success. You take action, make decisions, and get others actively involved. Truly...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 21, 2016 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Execution, Resources, Results
Haste makes waste is a common saying. Another common saying is time is money. Time, like money, is always in short supply in organizations. Every moment is precious, so the question is: “If you don’t have time to spare, how do you have time to fix a problem when you...
by Lea Strickland | Aug 17, 2016 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Execution, Leadership, Operations, Results, Small Business
Many years ago (I won’t say how many), I had a new boss (we’ll call him “Kevin”). He was actually my supervisor’s boss. Kevin had spent most of his career in communication roles (he created presentations and documents to give to the board.) When Kevin came from a part...
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, Execution, Leadership, Non-Profit, Perspectives, Small Business, Start-up, Strategy
During one writing session using my tablet keyboard, I found myself without the letter “X” and the letter “Z”. (I’ve used the keyboard so much over the past three plus years it has just worn out!) Now you wouldn’t think those two letters...
