The great 19th-century physicist Lord Kelvin once said, “If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it.” It’s the O.G. edition of the “measure it – manage it” mantra that many successful businesses embrace in their pursuits of excellence. Most of us are familiar with how using metrics or key performance indicators (KPIs) can keep… Read more »
Category: Execution
The Cheapest Way to Improve Profitability
Inflation. Supply chain woes. Gasoline prices. Talent shortages. The R-word That Must Not Be Named (shhh, you’ll make it happen!). Recently Vistage members in Knoxville spent a morning with expert speaker Xavier Douwes. He opened his presentation with this pithy remark: “Operations is really the non-sexy secret to success in every business.” (Proof: 35,000 business… Read more »
5 Leadership Secrets for Next-Level Business Growth
Stuck. Tapped out. Stagnating. Frustrated. Leveling off. These are some of the words I’ve heard business owners and leaders use to describe their situations when their companies’ growth has slowed or even stopped, despite their best efforts. In most cases this is good news, because if there was growth before, then hitting some sort of… Read more »
The Difference Between Surviving and Thriving
Another year is in the books with a fresh new one now unfolding before us with all its promise. Some organizations were not able to survive the talent and supply-chain challenges and ultimately closed their doors. Others continue to scrape by as best they can, with skeleton crews and material delays that lead to shoulder-shrugging… Read more »
3 More Types of Leaders Who Should Steer Clear of a Vistage Peer Group
A few years ago, in this space right about this time of year, I wrote a haunting little ditty about the kinds of folks who should avoid looking into a Vistage peer group (check it out here if you missed it). As the Chair for four Knoxville area Vistage groups for almost six years now,… Read more »
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