You have heard it before. To assume is to make an #$% out of you and me.

Many flooring stores, in deep financial trouble, have closed their doors; others, though financially stable, have just given up and walked away.

Several years ago during one of my seminars, a participant commented that her store manager had sent her to find ways to help grow the business.

I recently watched the 94th race of the Indy 500 from my easy chair at home and memories came flooding back of a race I attended as a Horizon Industries territory manager and a guest of Allied Chemical more than 20 years ago.

The economy is looking like it is getting stronger and beginning to turn around.

I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of winter.

Archimedes, the Greek mathematician, discovered the power of the lever – applying leverage multiplies the power exerted.

So, if you thought effective leadership was all about cracking the whip and relentlessly focusing on financial results, think again. 

Do your people have their resumes ready? Are your people waiting for the economy to change so they can leave?

Whether you are playing chess, poker or running a business, there are similarities in strategies. In both games and in business, you must think a number of moves ahead and gather as much information as you possibly can.