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Too many businesses spend most of their energy on responding to the details and the crisis of the day vs. what is needed to sustain what’s coming tomorrow. We ignore the important work at our own peril instead of creating vision and key strategies, leading a healthy work culture, building a loyal customer base and trust, and developing our leaders, supervisors, staff, and vendor relationships.

The world and your customers won’t wait while you’re putting out fires. They will move on or over to someone else. A far better plan is to have a laser focus on those things that are aligned with your mission and will advance your vision.