If you know me, you know that I love sports – especially professional basketball. I grew up when Magic Johnson and Larry Bird ruled the airwaves, and later Michael Jordan became something of a role model thanks to his work ethic and brilliant ability to provide exactly the stats (points, rebounds, steals, etc.) that his… Read more »
Category: Manufacturing
When customer prospects begin their research on overcoming a challenge, they’re seldom receptive to a “hard sell” pitch. To some, this may sound counterintuitive. It’s easy to talk yourself into shouting “I have the answer! I have just what you’re looking for!” at prospects because you know your products or services can help. However, the first step… Read more »
There is so much business technology at our fingertips today that it can be challenging to know what to invest your time and money into. With that being said, one of the most proven choices is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. CRMs are software packages that store and manage a company’s customer contact information. When used correctly,… Read more »
It’s a running joke for many business leaders that much of what they know they learned via osmosis. By strict definition, osmosis is about molecules and membranes, but what we’re talking about is the process of gradually assimilating knowledge. In short, if you’re around something enough, you’ll eventually learn about it. Osmosis is a clever… Read more »
Research is an amazing thing, not just because it provides us with facts, but because it often reveals the truth about facts. I hear stories often about companies performing research, and leadership being surprised at the results. One business, for example, discovered that their customers thought of them as conservative, rigid and intimidating. Leadership was stunned. They… Read more »
Forgive me for the click bait-y headline, but it is an accurate way of describing the issue I am going to discuss in this article. I’m not going to write about business plans or financing issues or supply chain miscues. Instead, I’m going to write about a problem that is more insidious because it hides… Read more »
Over our history, Americans have mastered the art of “more.” If we go to a restaurant and don’t get a huge portion that results in us feeling like Violet Beauregarde until bedtime, we act like we got ripped off. If six episodes of a TV show we like is good, then twelve episodes must be… Read more »
