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 […]
Photo courtesy of h.koppdelaney(CC No Derivatives) BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) The term ‘Big Hairy Audacious Goal’ was proposed by James Collins and Jerry Porras in their book entitled Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. You may prefer to use the term True North or BAG (Big Audacious Goal). Regardless of the term, it is important to know […]
