The Sharpeners are those people in your life that make you better. I coined this term just yesterday in conversation with a friend.  We were discussing his business and how there are people we interact with that are clients.  There are others that are business partners and how both clients and partners involve financial transactions. […]

In many areas of our business the focus of the moment is on execution.  Our strategy is sound so the value comes from actually driving activities that align with these strategies.  In order to get focused on this level, I have changed the nature of my conversations.  Instead of continually sharing the vision and talking […]

Anytime I attend a meeting, I have two goals in mind: 1) Give something of value to the group 2) Take something of value away from the discussion   I enter every meeting with both objectives. In some cases it becomes more one-sided with my giving more than I take away. In others, it is […]

Seems like the theme for today has been that the results should drive the activity, not the other way around. During a major project planning and update meeting, it became apparent that we have it backwards.  It is amazing how different the planning, activity and pace of projects can be when this gets flipped over […]