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Case Study: Managing in the Grey

BACKGROUND:  Privately held industrial service company, run by 3 partners in a highly competitive, fragmented industry. One partner leads the company’s sales and marketing, while the other finance and the third manages the service workforce. Though the three partners collaborate on all major business decisions and work […]

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Replace Fiscal Cliff with an Organizational Mirror

For everyone who ever voted for a politician promising to make government run more like a business, congratulations your dream has been realized by the post-election theatrics shoved under the “Fiscal Cliff” catchphrase. Perhaps this public display of dysfunction and lack of courageous vision will scare companies […]

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The Fundamentals of Start-Up Business Success–Part 4

Though the road to sustained success is paved by consistent execution it is lit by the leader’s clear vision.  As a fundamental, vision is not some starry-eyed sound bite intended to inspire but more often than not, confuses.   Clear vision is a necessary fundamental because it allows […]

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