How are you holding your team – and yourself – Accountable?

How are you holding your team – and yourself – Accountable?

Accountability seems to be the word of choice these days in many of the business conversations that I’m having.

“Why isn’t my team more accountable?”

“Lack of accountability is our biggest problem.”

"We get way too distracted by the 'crisis d'jour…we never get anything done."

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Are You Relevant?

Are You Relevant?

Even if you aren’t in a growth industry (but especially if you are)…there’s plenty of work to be done in the summer “downtime”.

Remember: Complacency is not an option.*

Most of the companies that I’m talking with aren’t "dying" anymore,

a bunch are definitely “catching their breath” and…

many are back on the upswing.

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It’s only Halftime…3 Critical Tips for your “Locker Room” talks

It's only Halftime…3 Critical Tips for your "Locker Room" talks

It doesn’t matter if you’re missing your goals or on an Olympic Pace, here’s my 3 “locker room” tips…for continuing a world record pace OR getting your team and yourself back on track.

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What’s Your Focus? Pick Your Poison…

What’s Your Focus? Pick Your Poison…

Most of my clients…and many of my business colleagues, believe that my “secret” profession is bookseller. :-)

I’m always recommending a book (or usually a chapter or two of a book) or sending them a Harvard Business Review article or citing the line from a recent Fortune business column I’ve read because of an issue or problem that they’re having that’s come to my attention.

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Learning “on the fly”…Five best practices that will help you get on track

Learning “on the fly”…Five best practices that will help you get on track

So what did Gary Reggiani and his team learn “on the fly” this past year as they participated in the Greater Reading Chamber’s Business Excellence program?  Here’s five “business best practices” that helped them affect change and get them on track for the future.

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