How often do you think about cash? If you are like most CEOs and business owners I know, the answer is every day. How often do you think about cash with the intention of doing something about it? Fewer of you will answer “often” to that question. In good times, seeing that generous bank balance […]

In today’s world goals are more important than ever and many leaders struggle with goals. If you weren’t good at goals in 2019 there is a good chance you are still struggling with them today. Helping clients set and achieve goals there are some common challenges leaders have getting goals to work properly in their […]

Company growth does not need to be as complicated as we might think. But, to get the results we want as a company, we must invest in 2 main areas: 1) ongoing personal growth for the leadership team and 2) working together to identify the company’s top priorities. These will prove to be the key […]

Most companies when looking to improve their operations typically seek to implement a tool – 5S, Standard Work, Pull Systems, Total Productive Maintenance, etc.  Tools are not the place to start if you want to sustainably improve your operations.  When I tell companies, we need to start with three things – mindset, people and principles, […]

I’ve been noticing that everyone is experiencing more chronic stress right now than they were prior to 2020. Increased stressors could be due to financial insecurity, having kids at home doing remote learning, some or all of the time, having young adult children back in the house, relationship stress that comes from the other person […]

If you want an accountable organization, there is only one place to start – with you – the leader!  Let’s unpack this a bit because lack of accountability is one of the most frequent complaints, I’ve heard from business leaders over the years. It’s usually couched in words from leaders grumbling about their managers that […]