The success of your business will depend on having a strong foundation in the five key areas of People, Product, Process, Profit and Permanence. Permanence is a measure of how likely is your business to succeed for the long term. As a busy leader tackling the daily challenges of running your business, you probably have […]

There are two common ways of thinking when it comes to business deals, agreements, partnerships or transactions. The first approach is the win-win and the second is the win-lose. It is fair to say (or hope) that most people will strive for win-win. Let’s take a closer look and examine if there is a downside […]

Many leaders still hang on to outdated beliefs from the industrial era. Some of these outdated and counter-productive beliefs include: The only thing that matters is the bottom line Employees are resources to be controlled and manipulated All we have to do is what the customer wants us to do I have all the answers […]

There are many situations where the combination of a CEO and a COO in a company is the appropriate leadership structure. This is typically true in large organizations. It can also be true in special situations (such as a turnaround) where the two top executives have complimentary set of skills both necessary for rescuing a […]