Hire people smarter than yourself. Bring in those people that will make the group and company successful because they are the future. You are nothing if there is no future. What is the purpose of this if there is no future? Some people tie their future to their children. Some to their legacy in the…
Shifting Demographics
Change is constant. The world around us is constantly in flux. The biggest on-going macro change in the US is the impact of demographics changes. An aging workforce, smaller Gen X and Y workforce, urbanization/ruralization. Our world is slowly moving and we’re all engines of that change.
Who’s Your Team
There are several philosophies around employees that are sometimes contradictory, sometimes complementary. People are our most important asset. Everyone is replaceable. Hire the best talent no matter what. Hire the right people and train them to do what you need. Some organizations follow all four rules depending on when and where they are hiring. Others…
Creation through Frustration
Sometimes life gets to be difficult. Everyone goes through phases where they don’t think things can get worse or that there are no sane people left around. It happens and usually after a few days it calms down again. Sometimes the frustration doesn’t go away and it begins to grow into something else. It forces…
A Right to Privacy
More and more consultants, service providers and just general workers live on their mobile devices. Our phones are the one place where we input our lives – which sports website we prefer, who we are calling, when we are shopping, where we are at or driving to, when we travel, who we are meeting with. …
Morals versus Ethics
It’s a commonly held belief that everyone has their own moral compass. The internal guidance that tells them how to behave. It gives them an understanding of their own personal listing of right and wrong. It will vary greatly from person to person with no one sharing exactly the same definition of right or wrong….
Balancing Productivity and Security
In this modern world of technological wonders, 24 hour workdays and data coming out of our ears often we find ourselves butting heads with corporate IT groups who are simply trying to keep the company protected. The moment laptops, smartphones, tablets and longer workdays came into our lives is when giant security holes opened in…
Revenue Management
Unless you work for a not-for-profit, your company is seeking to make money. To make money you need to ensure that your revenue is greater than your total costs. Pretty straightforward. Unfortunately this then leads to the worlds of cash flow, accounts receivable, and budgeting. Three worlds that few people enjoy living in. The NY…
New Sheriff in Town
Who’s in charge of making the decisions for your real estate group? If you are like most organizations then it’s the head of real estate (reporting up through the CFO position). Ultimately the decision maker is someone with a financial perspective with little background in what the business units use the space for. Decisions on…
Big Box Retail
Cyber Monday was this week. As e-commerce continues to grow by leaps and bounds it puts a growing strain on many large retail organizations that are still trying to adapt to this shift away from brick and mortar store sales. At the same time this trend raises an interesting conundrum. Are warehouses the new Big…