Vetoing a Team Decision Saved My Company
Poor leaders have trouble making decisions. They follow team consensus. Poor leaders never veto a team's decision. Consensus decision-making has it place but great leaders also make unilateral decision. Leaders must make difficult decisions even though team members do...
#1 Secret to Increasing Profits with Existing Customers
If you want to see increasing profits thru sales with existing customers then this is the most important post you’ll read all year. Repeat customers sustain and grow businesses. Building loyalty yields incredible rewards - especially, to your bottom line!With 25+...
Golf, Sailing, & Good Business Plans
As an avid golf and sailing enthusiast, I believe there are five basic elements to planning a successful sailing or golfing trip. It turns out, these same five elements are vital to building good business plans as well. They are:Concept & IdeaMake A PlanDelegate...
5 Principles of Outsourcing
I once owned a family shoe manufacturing business with factories in the US and Puerto Rico. We employed over 1,000 people in two locations. When you manufacture shoes, the most labor-intensive part of making a shoe is stitching the tops, which are referred to as...
Entrepreneurship & Aerial Yoga
As a serial entrepreneur, I have followed these 5 rules.1. Always be curious.2. Never be afraid to try something new.3. Do not be afraid to make a decision. You can always change your mind.4. Pre-plan and or think problems through, but do not be afraid to follow your...
Troubled to Transformed: One CEO’s Coaching Experience
Here one client’s story of how his business went from troubled to transformed after working with Larry Putterman…
7 Signs Executives Are Stalling Business Growth
Here are seven signs your executive team could be stalling the growth of your department, division, and company.
6 Reasons Why Every Board Needs ‘Fresh Eyes’
If the board is micro-managing the company, you need new management or outside directors with fresh eyes to help the company…
45 Signs Your Tech Company is in Stalled Growth Mode
The technology industry is considered to be a hot sector for business growth right now. Here are 45 signs you’re in a stalled growth mode…
Board Directors: 5 Questions to Ask About Data Storage and Disaster Recovery
There are five questions all good Board Members should know and ask concerning Data Storage and Disaster Recovery…
5 Steps to Obtaining Working Capital for Your Technology Start-Up
When I was mentoring a late-stage technology start-up who had no working capital, I suggested a bank loan even though the money…
10 Lessons Learned from Downsizing a Business
For more than 25 years, the family business I was tasked to downsize had made it a policy to never layoff anyone. That didn’t last…
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