Integrity – A Cornerstone of Trust
It turns out this is a remarkably high standard for many people and businesses. Why? Here are four reasons I can think of:
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Who is your Customer?
Making a great product is the minimum standard to be in business. Many founders and creators think that is the entire goal of the business. They are correct that this is the top priority. But,
Read MoreWe are all the sum of our choices so far
At some point, for anyone with any capacity for self-awareness, one has to look at what is working and what needs work and come to a potential enlightenment – I got myself here.
Read MoreA Groove or a Rut
All too often, what appears as a groove to you, is actually a rut where you are just showing up to do the same thing today that you did yesterday.
Read MoreSpeed vs Accuracy
Would you prefer a fast meal or a well prepared meal? You have choices just as the restaurant has choices and builds its business around what it actually is willing to commit to perform. Doing your best work is about making it great. Being fast is about putting something out there quickly.
Read MoreEfficiency vs. Effectiveness
Striving for the greatest efficiency in technology as a way to solve a problem is very trendy. The efficiency we all now recognize from technology, all too often creates a perspective that everything we do needs to maximize efficiency. In the endless pursuit of efficiency it is easy to lose sight of whether or not the concept or effort is actually effective.
Read MoreLet go a little
Your business is your bird. Your goal is for your birds to be healthy, productive and self-sufficient. How tightly you are holding your bird is how deeply you are involved in every little thing happening in your business. Your challenge
Read MoreThe Bolt-On Syndrome
A problem arises when those bolt-ons, or patched in code, become permanent creating future inefficiencies that cost your company time and money to work around indefinitely or go in and repair. That’s the debt part.
Read MoreChange is Inevitable
change and choice – how we resist it, how we embrace it, who embraces it, who does not, who creates or what causes it, what it looks like
Read MoreHoliday Retirement: When your opportunity changes
or…Why this blog is called Life Off Balance. As I wrote in June, Debbie Williams (my wonderful wife, and business partner for most of the past 20 years) and I took a mutual position with Holiday Retirement co-managing an...
Read MoreThe Bolt-on Syndrome
Have you ever been in a house where the rooms just didn’t make sense? Often times that’s because the now big house was once a cute little 1 bedroom, 1 bath and has been expanded over the years to 3 or 4 bedrooms with multiple...
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