At first glance, this seems pretty simple.  What are your key products?  Most businesses could name those.  They may really only have one key ...

I ended the last blog post by saying, “Maybe strategic planning isn’t that hard after all!”  I’ll be honest – it is hard.  The purpose of the ...

Here’s something I’ve heard from people many times: “We’ve tried to do strategic planning for our business but it was too overwhelming”, or “We know ...

All too often my husband and I find ourselves saying that our kids “never listen”.  Perhaps you say the same thing at your home.  ...

My daughter, Marisa, and my grandson, Tyler, recently spent four days with Marsha and me. Marisa said that being with us was a nice ...

According to the ancient wisdom of the Plains Indians:  “When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount” and the ineffective ...

What makes a great workplace culture?  Employee survey after employee survey demonstrates that most people want to work in an environment where their work ...

We often wonder why some businesses are so much better than others, even though they sell the same products and services. Why is this ...

Over the next four weeks we are republishing our most popular posts since the inception of our blog in November, 2010.  Since that time ...

We thank our good friend, Chris Mason, for contributing this post to our blog.  Chris is the Founder of Mindshop. Mindshop fast-tracks the success ...