What is ahead for business leaders this year? Do you have a plan for making the most of it? A recent study conducted by the American City Business Journals in concert with PNC Bank reveals that while the majority of business leaders (71%) expressed confidence in their business’ growth in 2023, 43% were not confident …
Reality: The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they appear or may be thought to be. Perception: The belief as a result of past experience, and interpretation of sensory information. We have all heard the question, “If a tree falls in the woods, does it make noise if there is no …
Since it is the holidays, the spirit of the season abounds. So, while we are bustling about preparing to be with family and enjoy our holiday traditions, as business leaders, we are scrambling to close out 2022 and be sure we have built a plan for 2023 that will help the organization accomplish its goals. …
Have you ever asked yourself, “What was the world like when our company was founded?” Take a moment to time travel to that period and ask what was in the headlines, how was the economy, what were the values of the generation in charge, what technology was available and what was the prevailing culture? In …
Whether you are a non-profit working in the slums of Africa or a mature organization ready to go to the next level, scalability requires specific capabilities.
“Can it be it was all so simple then? Or has time rewritten every line?” Famous words sung by Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were. The past has a magnetic pull on us as we fondly remember how we used to do things. We have been rudely awakened into a new future far faster …
Ready-Aim-Fire: A Deliberate Approach to Accelerated Scalability Byron Whetstone has been making headlines lately. His company was featured on the cover of the Kansas City Business Journal February 4th of 2022 for “making noise where it counts”. Whetstone wasnominated and selected to be one of the top three KC Entrepreneurs of the Year candidates in …
With the racing speed of change and adaptation necessary, the businesses future becomes less certain. While the last two years we spent asking ourselves how to survive and adapt, now is the time to ask what is our organization’s potential in light of new technology, evolving business models, demographic evolution, and changing value systems of …
Once again, we were able to take our annual horseback riding trip overseas. We skipped last year, for obvious reasons, so this March we squeezed in two countries and two rides. In years past, there was usually a pretty wild adventure to report: our wild escape from the 40 year flood in Egypt in 2020 …
We continually hear phrases like “new normal” and “pivoting” but what do they really mean to us? Is it just a new lexicon to add to our already cluttered to-do list or have you actually revised the strategic playbook to respond and even capitalize on the latest trends caused by disruptions? Necessity is the mother …
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