If you fish a lot like me you have probably fished with the guy that changes his lure every 10 to 15 minutes, he knows that the fish just aren’t eating what he is throwing. In business this is the person who keeps coming up new business and marketing ideas and they...
Recently I attended a fishing seminar hosted by Saltwater Sportsman Magazine and my friend, George Poveromo. In fishing, like business, it is a smart idea to learn as much as you can from the experts. I love to learn and then see how I can add my own personal twist to...
A good strategic planning process includes three components. If your organization skips or poorly executes one of these components, it is unlikely to get results from its strategic plan. There are huge costs associated with an incomplete planning process: Erosion of...
I can still close my eyes and hear fiddler crabs scurrying through the reeds, mullet jumping to escape a hungry predator, pelicans splashing as they dive-bombed schools of baitfish as I walked in to my favorite fishing hole in north Florida. It’s amazing, but those...
Despite a plethora of books about building effective teams, leading and participating on teams remains a significant challenge in most workplaces. Following are fifteen questions team leaders and participants should be asking in order to maximize their team...