Part 1 of 2: Harness the Power of Strategy to Build Success — Part 1 of a 2-part post on harnessing the power of the future to drive your business today. The interesting thing about the future is that it lies just beyond our grasp. To the best of our abilities, we as humans cannot step one nanosecond beyond the moment that exists…

Essential Things to Know Before You Start Government Contracting — The lagging economy and impacts of the pandemic to the US economy have forced many businesses to look for more stable ways to keep their teams working. …

Travel Planning for the Long Road — A Search for Vanlife Extremes Sitting in John O’Groats, Scotland today, listening to the wind howl across the North Sea, there are few places more removed and different than the high deserts of northern Mesopotamia. This contrast is made even deeper by the sounds of familiar voices speaking my native tongue in a Christmas crowd…

Reflect and Focus — It’s Just Feels Right As we reach the middle of the year, it is a time for reflection and planning. Looking back, and looking forward… As small business leaders, we need to step back and objectively take a look at where we acted correctly — as well as where things could have been done…

The Medium Policy Change Affects Us All — I just say… if you don’t ask for the “business”, you will never get it. I’m looking to bump my follower count over 100 to meet the new Medium content guidelines. So, please follow me if you like to see more informative articles about small business strategy, building solid leadership…

3 Elements to Transform the Triple Bottom Line — I was asked by a client how they could use the materials they produced for other projects to support a non-financial (sustainability) reporting requirement that had been handed down by the CEO. …

Systematically Understand Your Products and Services — Delivering solid transformational value to business remains a challenge for both strategic planners as well as implementation specialists. According to a recent McKinsey survey, 58% of CEOs do not feel that their organizations are getting the value promised from digital transformation efforts. While the reasons for this shortfall are numerous…

Optimize Your Small Business for Success — Transformation. It is simple word with powerful meaning. Our understanding coming only from the context it is used. Harnessing the power, using it for your organization’s benefit, is the key to growth and sustainable success for the future. Even the most elemental forms of transformation can have monumental effects. Simply…

The Power of Simplicity — Lists can be powerful things. They keep you ordered and focus your attention on important things. They allow you to step back, evaluate, and gain clarity. Mainly, they put things in front of you that can be communicated, measured, and monitored. Business transformation begins at the beginning. It begins with…