Is Your Management Team On the Same Page? The sad fact is 95% of employees in most organizations don’t understand their company’s strategy – according to a CEO Survey by HBR No wonder most leaders are frustrated around team alignment. “How do I get everyone on the same page?” they say When asked […]

Are your customer’s getting ready to divorce you? Cheating on you? Are you paying them enough attention? The “market disconnect” occurs when the senior team’s time is consumed in addressing operational issues leaving little or no time for market facing activities.  Middle managers should be empowered and equipped to handle most operational issues while the senior […]

  Gross margin shrinking is a warning sign that your business is likely in trouble.  Many leaders blame the economy, competition, input cost and/or shifts in the market. They do this, often unintentionally, as a way to shift the focus to external factors. This is equivalent to “the dog ate my homework”. The real cause […]

  A frog will sit in a pot of tepid water on a stove and allow the water to slowly warm up to the boiling point without jumping out. Unfortunately, many business leaders suffer the boiling frog phenomenon because they miss five early warning signs on the way to the dreaded 212 degrees. Get out […]