According to a July 8th article in Forbes passion actually leads to failure. This is news to me because some of my most passionate entrepreneurial clients are quite successful. And, ahem, Steve Jobs was certainly considered a “passionate” leader, at least about the innovation and … Read more
When people talk about “marketing,” they often get focused on one aspect, such as “branding.” However, marketing is so much more than that. There are literally more than a hundred different aspects of marketing and specialists in each. So it’s not just about the branding, … Read more
This month’s chapter from “Putting Together the Entrepreneurial Puzzle” is Chapter 5, Human Resources, which can be a very misunderstood topic. Much like you would discuss and evaluate operational resources, financial resources, or manufacturing, the care and feeding of human resources is by far the … Read more
Succession, or exiting your business is one of the most difficult decisions you’ll ever make. So how do you know when the time is right? It’s likely not going to be when you think so one strategy is to always be ready for the conversation. … Read more
I saw something the other day that talked about the differences between a situational entrepreneur and a “true” entrepreneur. They defined a true entrepreneur as one who built something that grew into a large publically traded entity. I would venture to say that there are … Read more
Hiring can be the most difficult aspect of running a business for most entrepreneurs. The hiring process is not clear, the onboarding non-existent, expectations rarely made clear, and the firing after it all goes wrong is the worst part of all. As with most anything, … Read more
So what is the role of the CEO really? What makes a good leader? CNN Money recently put out its list of the top 50 Leaders and I looked to see what, if any, commonalities there were within this diverse group. There were a lot – … Read more
Great article this week in the Wall Street Journal from the C-Suite (View from the Top) with several observations and comments from those who own the seats. What stood out for me were a couple of key lessons from the entrepreneurs that were interviewed. First … Read more
I read an interesting article in Forbes recently that discussed a study about whether entrepreneurship was in your genes. The article referenced several different examples of each type of entrepreneur the study identified and it got me to thinking that perhaps the real question is … Read more
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why some companies make it and others don’t – especially small entrepreneurial companies – and why some grow and others stay right where they started, with every day a struggle. I think it has to do with speed … Read more