by msynk | May 4, 2016 | Management, Meetings, purpose, Quality
Yesterday afternoon I had a productive conversation with a client who commented about how everything in his business is “speeding up” in a positive way. Almost all of his company’s employees work remotely. I was anticipating a comment or two about...
by msynk | Apr 25, 2016 | Accountability, Discipline, Meetings, Planning
At breakfast this morning a friend relayed to me the 1 – 10 – 100 model that he tries to follow when managing the projects that lay in front of him and his staff. He can spend ONE hour ahead of time creating a detailed plan with his team upfront, creating...
by msynk | Nov 24, 2015 | bottlenecks, Measurements, Meetings, Metrics
One way to unleash growth is to be relentless in finding and then ferreting out the bottlenecks that exist in your organization. I assure you the bottlenecks are there. They crop up naturally and continually and they eventually end up dampening growth. Here are some...
by msynk | Nov 18, 2015 | Execution, Growth, Management, Meetings, Uncategorized
Think, for a moment about the meetings you hold to run your company: are they tools or events? Some meetings are events, those held to celebrate success or to roll out a new initiative. Yet, I encourage you to also think about these meetings and all other meetings...
by msynk | Nov 2, 2015 | Coaching, Communication, Company Culture, Customer Service, Execution, Growth, Leadership, Management, Meetings, Outcomes, Planning, Sales Coaching, Teamwork, Uncategorized
A business associate of mine called me up and asked me if I could come give his sales team a pep talk, which sometimes I’m happy to do, but usually I’m not interested. The following conversation ensued: “Tell me why you think they need a a pep...
by msynk | Oct 29, 2015 | Growth, Leadership, Meetings, Performance, Rocks, Strategy, Teamwork
Concerning time invested, someone recently questioned the wisdom of having a strategic planning session for the new year, saying, “Isn’t that 88 hours of wasted time, when those 9 people could be working?” That’s an interesting point of view....
