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Building Your Vision of Success: Focusing on the 5 C's
The CEO of the Ford Motor Company, Jim Farley, declared that Ford’s future is not based on selling cars but on selling a continuous stream of services, from hands-free driving technology to updated touchscreen infotainment apps. Ford success not based on selling cars –...
Owning Outcomes: How Leaders Can Instill Better Performance Metrics
Setting goals is essential for any organization, but getting everyone on the same page can take time and effort. This article will discuss how to set directional goals that will create organizational alignment and focus. We'll explore the importance of...
Starting Strong in 2023: What to do Now and Next
This article discusses the importance of the right goals and strategies for your organization, measured against the best targets. Many companies set goals that could be more focused or clear or energize the people responsible for executing them. Learn what...
How To Prepare For Scaling: A Strategic Approach
Scaling your business is a process that takes time. It's a continuous process that never ends. There will always be areas of your business that need to be scaled or expanded to grow and thrive. Some scaling activities – such...
Scaling and Funding for Growth: Making Moves in the Middle
In this article, we’re discussing concerns and insights for how to scale and fund growth for companies that have maybe moved past start-up or initial funding and are now looking for next-round investments and opportunities. Today’s market is more crowded...
Conscious Capitalism: Building a Purpose-Built Business
Conscious Capitalism explores the ROI of putting your business model in the context of purpose. Its goal is to elevate humanity through business. As businesses continue adjusting to phenomena like The Great Resignation or "Quiet Quitting," it's become clear that...
The Point of View: Leadership at the Intersection of Vision and Trust
Vision can't be achieved without engagement from your team - sometimes we call that "buy-in," which is shorthand for everybody being on board, in agreement, or at least in agreement to move in the same direction. And for that to...
SaaS Companies and the Critical KPIs
Software as a Service (SaaS) companies have to keep an eye on the usual business and financial metrics, but some Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are uniquely essential. For a long time venture capitalists encouraged a mindset of growth at any...
Outcomes Vs. Processes: What’s Driving Your Business?
Business outcomes are the goals of a business. They are essentially the reason that a business exists. Business processes are the series of steps used to achieve those goals. They represent how a company does business and how it interacts...
Recession? Realities.
Are we in a recession? Headed for a recession? In today's article, let's respond to realities rather than react to rumors. Read on as we explore how to align your actions to strategic goals, why it's critical to develop a...
Construction Accounting for Contractors: Building Better Business
In construction projects, contractors must understand the complexity of budgeting, timing, cash flow, purchasing, delivery, labor allocation, and accounting for their projects. In this article, we're breaking down a few aspects of these realities and exploring some characteristics that, when...
Tech, Transitions and Tomorrow: How We’re All Technology Companies Now
You - yes you, whatever you do - have a technology company. Some of us are creating solutions that require certain technologies to function, some of us are developing those technologies, and all of us are using, benefiting from, or...
