Grease for Squeaky Business Owners

Squeaky Business Owners
“The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease,” says an old adage. That may work for wheels, but not so much in business. For example, squeaky business owners risk being ignored over time. Fact is, people tune out continuous noises,...

Boss in a Box – The Virtual Controller

Boss in a Box
A while back we conducted a “live” webinar for small business owners and managers, titled “Boss in a Box.” Whereby, we explained that a (BMP) Business Process Management system with Job/Service Tracking is a 24-hour-a-day BOSS. More importantly, a BOSS having all the...

The Biggest Lie in Business History

Biggest Lie in Business History
Starting a small business in 1988, I came face to face with the biggest LIE in business history. In fact, I bought into that lie for a time, because other business owners, friends, repeated the lie. Moreover, they had no answers for fixing our operational struggles...

Fires Can’t Live Without a Source

Fires Can’t Live Without a Source
As a small business owner, “firefighting” (fires of chaos) was my daily routine, until learning that fires can’t live without a source. In fact, this known truth was life-changing when applied to our business, simply by changing from “firefighting” mode to fire source...

Kick Disrupters to the Curb

kick disrupters to the curb
“Kick disrupters to the curb!” Sounds like a harsh statement, you might think, regarding certain employees. However, for the health of your company, employee disrupters need ousting! Have you measured the cost of a disrupter in your business? More importantly, do you...

Businessman Action Figure on Display

Businessman action figure
A Businessman Action Figure. What would it symbolize, but a man (or woman) of action? It would represent a business owner, a go-to-guy-for-everything—one relied on to get the job done like a superhero, albeit, just flesh and blood. Thinking there should be a...