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5 steps to save yourself headaches from poor planning
"I'm a doer not a planner." "I get things done, I don't waste time with this planning stuff." "I'm too busy to plan." What do you make of these statements? Would you hire someone to run your business, project, P&L, product line, or build your home who doesn't...
5 reasons small companies struggle to find skilled workers
Ken Madden, VP Madden Industrial, spoke at Workforce Oregon Forum 2015 asking a key question, "Why are companies complaining about a shortage of workers?" "Why do manufacturing companies struggle to find skilled workers?" Ken and other on the panel pointed out that...
A curious conundrum and dog food–Eat my own dog food
I eat my own dog food and like it! I write about leadership, management, business skills all aimed to increase margins, performance, productivity, effectiveness. "Yes, yes, yes. Got it." I write for others' benefit, often from my experiences. "Yes, of course, got...
10 crazy things we say to ourselves when things don't work
I've picked up this treasure trove of crazy things we say to ourselves (I suppose I'm in that group too) when things don't work out. The 10 crazy things we say to ourselves. 1. How did we get into this mess? This statement is a direct result of not spending the time...
Senno Ecto Gammat — 5 must do elements to get your ideas across
Have you ever gone too fast in pitching an idea or project to a team? And then met with some variation of the following conversation like Leeloo (she has the gun) had with Korben Dallas? Senno ecto gammat. "Senno ecto gammat," says Leeloo as she points a gun at Korben...
7 killer mistakes setting goals
"I don't have time for that!" "Are you crazy? I really don't have time to go through all that goal setting stuff," my friend Jacob told me. He is a busy guy and can't understand why his day is full and can't seem to get ahead of things. "Okay, I've 2 more minutes...
Are you a leader or not? 5 questions–5 levels–5 rules
Are you a leader or not? Yes or No. Have you ever wondered just what kind of leader you are? How good are you at leading? By now we've all pretty much accepted that leadership has nothing to do with role or title. Leadership is much deeper. It's not so much whether...
7 attitudes that wreck your day
You zip into your office and busily get to work. First answer emails (and phone) make sure don't miss anything. So far so good, you are on the trail zipping along. Then the meetings start and the interruptions. You remind yourself that knowledge is power and you have...
"Yes and…" 7 business lessons learned from improv
"And we can find out what the customer believes they'll get from the other vendor that they won't get from us." Or you could react with... What happened? Who is is responsible? How did we get in this situation? Not necessarily bad questions and maybe not as helpful or...
Pubs startups and sharks–gotta love it!
What an interesting and fun pub talk. Pubs startups and sharks all at one time! Myself and Tim Varela, president of Meta Fab, were "sharks" at OTBC's "Westside startup Pitch Event" in which 11 participants presented their startup business ideas to a group of about 40...
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