Tag: management

August 19, 2019

Entrepreneurs often stress when they hear the word chaos. If that’s you, I’ve got something to tell you: All chaos is not created equal. A business in bad chaos — the type you fear — looks time wasted, energy spent […]

August 13, 2019

Few bosses set out to be the look-over-the-shoulder type. Unfortunately, many of them find it difficult to give employees more freedom within widening parameters. Yet throughout my career, I’ve consistently found that giving workers autonomy and accountability improves company morale, […]

August 7, 2019

It’s not exactly news that programmatic advertising, automation and agency consolidation have upended the media industry. Such changes have been well documented (as well as felt personally by many of our colleagues). But change, like time, marches on, and these […]

August 7, 2019

It doesn’t take much effort to find various studies proving that digital ads are ineffective. One study found that only 12% of display ads are ever looked at, with just 4% being viewed for over a second. That’s certainly less […]

August 6, 2019

While summer can be a slower season for some retailers, the large success with massive summer shopping events like Amazon’s Prime Day for brands not named Amazon show there is opportunity in every season. Most importantly, it doesn’t have to […]

August 6, 2019

Imagine you are planning to fly home for the holidays. How do you feel about the impending journey? What is your mood as you visualize the process of finding a flight, booking a ticket, getting to the airport, checking your […]

August 5, 2019

When you’re a startup CEO, you probably don’t have all that much leadership experience. So you will end up learning by doing, and also by listening to others’ conventional wisdom about how to lead your team. That’s a great way […]

July 12, 2019

The success of a business and a brand is not based on what one single person does, but in what an entire unit can accomplish together. Consider the African Proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you […]

July 9, 2019

Do you know what it costs when you make a bad hire? Do you know what it costs if one of your star employees leaves you to work for a competitor? If not you need to compute your Cost of […]

June 5, 2019

You’ve got a dream team. Your teammates have the experience, skills and knowledge to tackle any project you throw at them. But lately, your team’s energy and attitude don’t feel the same. And it’s not that surprising: The World Health […]