Four quick stories to set the tone for my column this week: First, at the beginning of a highly publicized college bowl game a few years ago, one of the

It’s the end of August, the end of summer. Four full months left in the calendar year. 120 days. Are you ready for the final push of the year? Is

I had two thoughts the other day when I was driving. One came when I was listening to the song “Clocks” by Coldplay. The lyrics include: “Am I a part

I’ve heard many individuals bemoan and complain about a lack of leadership at their place of employment. Not every person in a leadership role is truly a leader, whatever title

Many business owners, CEOs and entrepreneurs say that they want to increase revenues and profits, but how ready are their organizations really? Growing anything requires much more than making a

This isn’t a how to column on what you need to do to become a successful business owner. It’s about how you can become a better person in business and

Business leaders seek employees who can be contributing members of a team. The operative word is “team.” One key to succeeding in any work environment is getting along with others.

A client approached me about helping him get his company ready to sell. He was getting up in the years, and figured he had between three and five years left

For far too many business owners, their business is their life. These owners work far too many hours, don’t get enough exercise, and have high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

A couple of weeks ago I offered to provide coaching to a young man looking for his first career job after earning two difficult degrees from two top-notch universities. We’ll

Growing up, I regularly read the comics pages in the newspaper.  One of my favorites was Pogo, penned by Walt Kelly. One of the most memorable strips for me was

The first years of Bill Clinton’s presidency were marked by stumble after stumble in terms of strategy and execution of the new president’s agenda. Being Governor of Arkansas is one

During graduation season, I enjoy tuning in to C-SPAN to watch this year’s crop of commencement speeches. They’re inspiring and often funny, and my learning style leans more toward listening

Early in my career, out of college just a couple of years, I received a phone call from a long-time friend of the family who told me about a job

One great thing that sets Major League Baseball apart from other team sports is that there is nowhere to hide when it comes to performance and its measurement. Every pitch

Many are the business owners, CEOs and entrepreneurs who say their main focus is on growth. They want to increase revenues and profits and expand their client base, and they

Papa John’s Pizza has a saying that they use in their marketing: Better Ingredients, Better Pizza. Chances are, you aren’t in the pizza business. You’re in the business of creating

Companies that have good strategies and know how to execute them will beat companies that have great strategies that they can’t pull off. At many large firms, the sheer scale