What Will Be Your Legacy?

Our days are numbered. One of the primary goals in our lives should be to prepare for our last day. ~ Billy Graham What makes greatness is starting something that lives after you. ~ Leonard Bernstein The Reverend Graham’s quotation no doubt refers to larger issues than business management. However, baby boomer business owners would be wise [...]

It’s Eleven O’clock. Is Your Exit Plan Ready? | Strategic Planning

Can you hear the clock ticking? By the time you finish reading this sentence, a baby boomer business owner will have turned 65. By the time you finish reading this column, five more will have reached the traditional age of retirement. Those business owners probably have big dreams for retirement, such as moving to a [...]

Blowing up the Annual Performance Review | Business Help

Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. ~ Peter F. Drucker When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality. ~ Joe Paterno Last month I took aim at [...]