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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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