As a business leader, adding people to your organization is one of the most important decisions you will make. It is common for leaders to underestimate the consequences of hiring the wrong person. These consequences include: Impact on morale and motivation of existing employees Wasted onboarding time and effort Direct cost of the new hire […]

The “to do list” is one of the most commonly used instruments. A lot has been written about how important it is to capture your tasks and ensure that you actually get things done. Psychologists studied the satisfaction, sense of accomplishment and increased motivation we get when we check items off the list. As traditional […]

There are about 30 Million businesses in the US. Only 7 Million of which are companies with a payroll while the other 23 Million are a single owner “companies”. There are only about 40,000 companies in the US with annual revenues above $50M per year. It is reasonable to get curious and wonder: why do […]

The Global Language Monitor as of January 1, 2014 estimates the number of words in the English language at 1,025,109. Is it possible to select 2 words (out of the million or so) that can be viewed universally by all business leaders as the most crucial words?  If someone asks you to pick the 2 […]