If you let them, professional weeds stifle the quality of workplace productivity and client outcomes. This year, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the climate is absolutely perfect for growing gargantuan weeds! I am talking about nettles which start out small and grow 4-5 feet tall over a two week time period. You read that right, friends…. [Continue Reading]
4 Reasons Why Professional Weeds impede Client Outcomes
What to do when a Small Business Leader is a Productivity Impeder
My client, a small business leader, consistently wrestled with inconsistent execution of strategy. Over time, this inconsistency cost him business. And he no longer could afford to overlook the issue. As a small business leader in the manufacturing space, he employed less than 20 people on his team. Consequently, each team member wore wear many… [Continue Reading]
Why chasing Busy Work impedes pursuing Solid Business Opportunities
Busy work gives the false illusion of excitement! And who does not love excitement? You have an overture from a new client who seems ready to sign a contract. Or, your engineering contact seems ready to accept even the most edgy design solution you have to offer. Then again, you are targeting marketing, selling or… [Continue Reading]
How to Move People Past an ‘Us Versus Them’ Workplace Mindset
The “us versus them” mindset is alive and well in organizations of all sizes, both domestic and global. Often, this type of mindset and bias results from command-and-control leadership and legacy business models, according to the recently-published 2017 Gallup Global Workforce Study (opt-in required). Among other findings, the study reinforces that only one in three… [Continue Reading]
Hassle Factors impede team productivity – 6 tips
Hassle Factors impede your team’s productivity and profitability. Hassle factors include all of the elephants in the room, 800-lb gorillas and cans of worms that you and your team wrestle with each day. Hassle factors are cultural and procedural. They are found in your own company and your customers’ companies. How does your team ever… [Continue Reading]
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