Yikes! Sorry for the somber title, but in this festive season it seems appropriate to think about how to stay happy and without regret in...

If you're not a Boomer you might not recognize the lyrics from the theme song of the TV Western series Rawhide. It was a hoot, and you...

I love working with family businesses. The very challenge of it will make inexperienced consultants lose their nerve (or should). Not...

How's the drama level in your organization? Are people happy, energetic, and excited about the work of the business? Instead, do you see...

"The beatings will continue until morale improves!" is one of my favorite sayings, because it's playful, pithy, and powerful. Why, oh...

Behold Brad Pitt--entrepreneur and role-fit exemplar extraordinaire. He's a great fit for the movie star archetype: handsome, creative,...

Everyone knows that organizational/business goals are important. Everyone knows that individual goals are important. Aligning the two is...

If you are a fan of happiness (and who isn't), perhaps you, like me, have been curious about how the heck Denmark keeps landing at the...

It's true. Being greedy presents a very real danger to the long term profitability of your business. This may sound like a no brainer,...

There certainly are more than three mistakes you can make in your strategic planning process, but here are the ones we see most often:...

It's insidious. You're sitting there alone in your counting house counting all your money, with the gleaming stacks of gold coins piled...

The advantages of treating others as you would like to be treated seem so incredibly obvious that I'm still shocked when people don't do...

Albert Einstein said, "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." Taking that as a given, what is it that...

A salesman doesn't know the correct answer to a question about his product from his client. He makes up some fake "data"; to support the...

It's sad, but it's true--we don't know what we don't know. How could we? Out there in the world, we know everything we need to know for...

If you're thinking about how to improve the performance of your business, think of it as an energy system. If "perfect" existed, the...

Sometimes life feels like one long sales call. You've got dreams and ideas, but you need others' help to make them come true, so you need...

"A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root of a...

If you want to create lasting business success through sustained financial high performance, then here is a high-level road map. If you...

I'm curious about your reaction to the title. Do you find this idea exciting? Unsettling? I wonder why? Women are better natural leaders...