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The Perils of Using Automated Dashboards to Manage Your Company
Over the last few years, automated “dashboards” have become a highly seductive want-to-have for CEOs of midsized companies. Who could...
How to Lead Your Midsized Company with a Compelling Vision Statement
Some say leadership is defined as having people do what you want done for their own reasons. While the notion...
Why Using Spreadsheets for Planning Can Put You Out of Business
For some companies, “business planning” means spreadsheet after spreadsheet and a lot of repetitive and tedious number crunching. But too...
Do You Make These Mistakes with Your Annual Forecasts?
“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” ― Yogi Berra, famous baseball player Business forecasting is difficult. Most...
If You’re Constantly Fighting Fires, Your Growth Is Likely To Flame Out
One might think that growing exponentially fast from a small to a midsized company would be a good thing. But...
Why Business Planning Must be a Process… Not an Event
The days of writing an annual plan and putting it on the shelf or in a drawer until next year...
Your Obsession With Sales Revenue Could Be Killing Your Growth
Overly focusing on revenue ignores other factors that can mean the difference between success and failure. Making the change to...
How Alignment Drives Business Results
Companies that achieve alignment realize better results and a more efficient workflow. By alignment, I mean that all associates, departments,...
How to Write a Business Plan that Actually Gets Implemented
A well-established manufacturing company suddenly experiences slumping sales and severe cash flow issues. They develop a turnaround plan with three...
