Author Archives: Rich

Importance of Executive Coaching During the Process of Leadership Development

Learn leadership development from an expert on leadership. Executive coaching provides the leverage needed to develop high potential leaders to become great leaders. An executive coach provides valuable honest feedback and support that reduces the learning curve associated with the … Continue reading

Costa Concordia – How Exposed Is Your Business?

How are you exposed? What do your people do every single minute of every day which exposes you, your company, and potentially may harm others? Do you ever analyze this and with the results create the process, the training, and … Continue reading

Change Management in Your Business – Tips for a Smooth Transition

There was a time when change was ill considered, like instability. It was to be avoided at all cost. Remember the old saying: “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”. In the eighties, studies of Japanese manufacturers by Deming created … Continue reading

How to Document a Project Plan: Why a Schedule Isn’t Enough

Almost every project manager has run into the “don’t document it, get it done” sponsor. You know the one that feels a schedule is more than enough project planning. In this article you’ll discover why a schedule is not a … Continue reading

Expand Your Market With a Trip to the Amusement Park

Hello; In today’s ever increasingly competitive economy its a necessity that companies find new markets for their products and services. This could mean finding new uses for existing products. Or more likely it could be about reaching a market that … Continue reading

Entrepreneur – What Does That Really Mean?

If you look up the definition of entrepreneur, you’ll see that the word derives from the French with two rather distinctly different meanings. Take a look at how Webster defines the word: “The owner or manager of a business enterprise … Continue reading

The Mind Set of the Successful Entrepreneur

What differentiates the successful entrepreneur from anybody else? The clothes they wear, the food they eat, the cars they drive? Find out what goes on inside their head, and how you can utilize this mindset for your own success! Read … Continue reading

LLC, Corporation, or Sole Proprietorship?

LLC, corporation, or sole proprietorship? If you’re starting a business, you’re likely wondering how you should organize that business. Let’s take a look at a few different entity types available to you so that you can make the best decision … Continue reading

Five Fundamentals of Any Business

If you do online research about the percent of new businesses which fail, you’ll see that somewhere between sixty to seventy-five percent fail within the first five years of operation. The majority fail within the first two years and the … Continue reading

Why I Left Consulting To Make My Living Online

After 25 years working for large organizations I ended up as an independent business consultant and was surprised to realize the many downsides of the consulting business. It turns out that consulting was just a transition phase for me as … Continue reading