Recently I had a rousing debate with my brother about whether people can change or not. His position basically was that they can’t change...

Yep, unfortunately it’s true, entrepreneurs tend to struggle with delegation. If we were creating a profile of the average entrepreneur...

Derek Newton’s book Feed Your Eagles, about how to create a high-performing sales team, had a profound effect on my thinking many years...

In my work I often encounter leaders who struggle with a scarcity mentality as opposed to having an abundance mentality. From the web: “A...

Yesterday, Thursday July 24 was International Self-Care Day. Who knew? I meant to publish this article yesterday, but self-care issues...

The title of this article is borrowed directly from Stephen Haines. He’s one of the fathers of modern strategic planning, and one of the...

Your “fishing line” is what you say at a networking event when someone asks you what you do. Always keep in mind what Zig Ziglar said,...

Okay, maybe I exaggerated just a smidge, but it is definitely true that my dentist runs the happiest business I’ve ever seen. I will keep...

This question is a nominee for one of the funniest questions of all time. Well of course you don’t know what your blind spots...

I consider myself a true cinephile—I love movies! I love “suspending reality” and being transported into another world for a time.   It’s...

I like to think I’m a good communicator, but I made a significant mistake recently because I didn’t match the communication style of the...

Leadership requires many decisions, so why not make them the best ones, i.e. “bulletproof.”   Once you have enough information, decisions...

Yep, you heard right. While they’re both important, in the final analysis feeling is more important than thinking. First, happiness is...

One of my favorite bands of all time is The Eagles. I really like the quality of their music; the lyrics, the instrumentation, the...

“Our followers owe us some loyalty for all we’ve done for them!” exclaimed the CEO. Hmm. Let’s unpack that for a moment.   So, it sounds...

Culture has been defined as “how we do things around here,” and a a big part of the culture of your business is your reward system.   You...

According to the dictionaries:   ·         Profit is a valuable return or gain. ·         Greed is a selfish and excessive desire for...

David A. Fields is an internaitonal consultant to consultants. Here's a video of his Secrets of Success: https://drive.google.com/file/d/...

Okay, here’s the scenario. You need a CEO for your company that you’ve scaled up over the years with blood, sweat, and tears.   This is...

Rember the Joel Chandler Harris story of Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby? Brer Fox created what looked like a person out of tar in hopes he...