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If you have had some success in business, I’m sure you bristle just like I do when someone says “You were just lucky…” I’m a strong believer that we all make our own luck, which means that the harder we work, the luckier we get. In reality, “hard work” is just a catch-all term for a list of princ Read More

Every business team and leader is facing increased pressure and challenges from today’s flood of competitors and the global forces of change. It’s easy to lose your drive and jeopardize your health, or just settle for “business as usual” and jeopardize the long-term success of your business. Instea Read More

Every business owner and entrepreneur like you I work with wishes they could better predict product demand and sales, for managing inventory and long-term business planning. We all have our favorite metric and our passion, but keeping up with real-world changes and trends seems to be always just ou Read More

In the aftermath of the recent pandemic, which caused many businesses to close, a new raft of business workers and entrepreneurs are deciding to pursue their own dreams of being a new business owner, and controlling your own destiny. The cost of entry has never been lower, with new tools to create Read More

After years of experience working as an executive in large companies as well as startups, I have concluded that business growth requires both a good strategic vision as well as excellence in execution. Some business leaders I know have the right strategy but can’t avoid one or more execution pitfal Read More

I’m a very logical guy, so I still fondly remember when new solutions and technologies started trends on the basis of their logical strengths. In today’s world, it seems that emotion, not logic, often sparks the new trends that become culture, and drives our devotion or disappointment in new produ Read More

Once you are able to achieve some real traction with your business (paying customers, revenue stream), it may seem the time to relax a bit, but in fact this is the point where many company leaders tend to go astray. All the skills and instincts you needed to get to this level can actually start wo Read More

In working with business owners and leaders over the years, I often see and hear evidence of business professionals who were so close to success, but somehow let it slip through their fingers. They always give a rational excuse, like the market changed, but somehow it seemed to me that they were a Read More

Based on my own experience in large companies as well as small, you will spend at least half your time negotiating, yet many business professionals and leaders I know admit to a weakness in these relevant skills, with no overt action plan to improve. In today’s competitive and complex business aren Read More

Many new businesses fail before reaching that magic “cash-flow positive” position they have been striving for, despite seemingly reasonable financial projections. A closer analysis often indicates the cause to be a lack of diligence in handling common business finances. These mistakes are usually Read More