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There is much we can and likely should learn from Labor Day.   Although it originally began as a US holiday, both Canada and Mexico have since adopted.  The main purpose – simply is to gain appreciation of our labor … Continued

So it is Labor Day weekend.  Labor Day became an official US holiday in 1894 after years of being a holiday in many states.  It is always the first Monday in September in the United States.   It was set up … Continued

In the recent blockbuster movie, “The Hunger Games” based off of the New York Times bestselling book by Suzanne Collins there are lessons to learn about strategy that can be applied to your business.  At least this is all I … Continued

  We spend so much time overly accentuating letters, words and sentences when children are learning to speak.  We repeat, repeat, repeat and then some and we are over joyed in the feeling when they say it and especially when … Continued

In the Star Wars movies there was to be a “chosen one” that was to bring balance to the force.  The idea was that this religion of the “Jedi Order” in the movies which gave them their powers was to … Continued

We are on the heels of another phenomenal Olympic venue and as we watch in awe, we see such dedication, determination, admiration, respect and most importantly humbleness, teamwork and spirit.   “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. … Continued

  Hopefully by now we are aware of the stats of the very real problem of the failure of strategy execution.   Again, per Harvard only 10 % of organizations successfully execute their well formulated strategies.  Why is that?  Well, like … Continued

We have all heard the old expression about life imitating art and vice versa.  So does this exist with regards to business too?  What this means is does business imitate life?   When we think of where we are today … Continued

Every organization, regardless of the size, industry – from the smallest to the largest, domestically or globally, all have the same strategic resources – people, processes/information and finances. Without these and the integration between them you at best create a … Continued

Many companies take the time to take their leadership team and/or a subset of such, to an offsite and between social activities, time away as a team from the office and actual meetings, they end up producing a “White Binder”.  … Continued