If you are a business owner and you have weaknesses in your business that you don’t deal with then it could be like having a 800lb guerrilla on your back. Identifying the weaknesses can help you deal with the 800lb guerrilla and ensure that your get rid of it. Having a 800lb guerrilla on your back can weigh down your business and slow down its growth in your industry.
One of the first things that you should plan on doing to help you identify your business weaknesses is to develop a simple chart using the SWOT method. The focus of the …read more

How important is individual accountability to your success in the workplace? Before you answer, let’s talk about what accountability means. By definition accountability means: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions. That is a powerful definition in our day and age. How many people are willing to accept responsibility for their actions in the day to day decisions, tasks, behaviors exhibited in the workplace? In my effort to highlight core competencies for those of you in search of employment, I want to lay a foundation to build this information on. Individual accountability is a foundational …read more

I remember the night John Stockton from the Utah Jazz stepped back behind the 3-point line and hit the game winning shot that sent “The Utah Jazz to the NBA Finals!” I was so happy, I jumped up and down like a fanatical fan might do who has watched and waited for their team to WIN an incredible game. We didn’t win the ring that year, but I will never forget that shot. I don’t think I spoke coherently for hours after that game. “My team” won the game and we finally had bragging rights as the Western Conference Champions. …read more