People. Processes. Performance.
At the end of each semester, the Profit Club does a brainstorming session and shares the lessons learned. This semester was twelve 4th and 5th graders, 8 boys and 4 girls. They never cease to amaze me how much they learn and apply what I teach them. I could not help but share the things Continue Reading »
One of the services offered by my business is customer satisfaction surveys. I’ve worked with several clients to design, develop and implement surveys geared around questions that they are seeking the answer to in or in order to improve the business performance. I’ve designed surveys that are short and some that are very lengthy. No Continue Reading »
At one time or another, we have all heard the saying that one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch.Recently, I found out for myself. I purchased a bushel of red delicious apples from the Farmers Market. There were seventy-two apples in the bushel. The bushel was left intact in the garage for two days.Upon Continue Reading »
I had the privilege of teaching and leading a group of twelve boys in 4th and 5th grade in the first semester of the school year. They go to a private Christian school and they have the option to select a club as an elective class held twice a month for 40 minutes. They can Continue Reading »
Professional development of others is something I really enjoy. As a leader, I always encourage and help my team to continually learn and grow in their education and experiences. Some companies today may be challenged with lack of budgeted training dollars for professional development. Even if challenged, there are ways you can invest in people. Some ideas that may work for Continue Reading »
Sprinkles definitely take the cake with their innovative idea of offering fresh baked cupcakes to customers through a very creative source – the world’s first cupcake ATM machine. A prime example how an Entrepreneur, Candace Nelson, goes with gut instinct, follows through and makes it happen. The idea started when Candace was pregnant. A craving for a fresh baked cupcake in the middle Continue Reading »
Have you ever done something just because it was the right thing to do for your employees and then years later read about it in a book and have one of those “aha” moments? Well, I did. During my management career in the call center industry, the senior leadership group would get together and have an Continue Reading »
Being an avid learner, I must agree with the author on this great article. Especially, the comment, “I’ve yet to meet someone who couldn’t teach me something”. We learn so much from others when we are open minded and put forth the effort to listen and learn. Also, point number 5 (Learning is good; Doing is Continue Reading »
A lot of great lessons learned shared by five exceptional Women Entrepreneurs. Some really good advice for both women and men. Strategy and communication are a big part of the advice, however, the one common theme I noticed that each entrepreneur shared was at least one comment each around around the topic of People. In summary: Continue Reading »