Increase Sales; Understand Motivation

When a customer does not buy we often wonder why. We do not understand why they don’t want to improve or save money.  Most of it, of course, is centered around lack of motivation or having that burning imperative. One of my favorite books on change is  Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success.  Read More …

A Storyboard Beginning

Storyboards – Vision Boards – Idea Boards – Task Boards – Kanban Boards We have had all sorts of boards since the caveman were painting pictures on cave walls. I have a hard time crediting Leonardo da Vinci, who put his ideas up on a wall and left them there to age like a fine Read More …

Turning The Disney Way Into Your Way

Making The Disney Way: Your Way Bill Capodagli has nearly three decades of management consulting and corporate research expertise. Bill co-authored the best-selling business book, The Disney Way, 3E: Harnessing the Management Secrets of Disney in Your Company, now in its 3rd edition. The first edition was cited by Fortune magazine as “so useful you Read More …

Primer on Relationship Mapping

In this short video, put on by the Ashridge Business School the instructor gives a very good introduction to relationship mapping process. Relationship Mapping is a simple tool that you can make as simple or as complicated as you would like. I have never quite figured how to use this process as my CRM, though I have Read More …

Your Digital Footprint: Good Enough

How Good is Your Digital Footprint?  Kristin Zhivago is president and co-founder of Cloud Potential LLC. They offer best-practice analysis and improvement of a company’s digital impact, mostly working with companies that have historically done well in their space but are now being surpassed – even blindsided – by those who operate at cloud speed and use Read More …

Innovating with Lean Six Sigma

The new book, Innovating Lean Six Sigma: A Strategic Guide to Deploying the World’s Most Effective Business Improvement Process, was the topic of discussion in this podcast. Kimberly Watson-Hemphill is the founder and CEO of Firefly Consulting, a globally known expert in the field of Innovation and Operational Excellence. She has led global Lean Six Sigma deployments in multiple Read More …