Last week we introduced a concept that, to some of you, may be a new option. If you’re not ready to sell your business and ride into the sunset, imagine remaining in the industry you love. What if you could even remain in the business you've lovingly built into the... read more →
Feb
06
Feb
05
There are few surefire ways to guarantee your company will survive a bad economy, but solving the people puzzle is one of the best ways to greatly enhance your chances. What is the people puzzle? It's discerning what the people in your business are "shaped" like so you can find... read more →
Feb
04
How many dimensions do you operate in? Behold yon miserable creature. That Point is a Being like ourselves, but confined to the non-dimensional Gulf. He is himself his own World, his own Universe; of any other than himself he can form no conception; he knows not Length, nor Breadth, nor... read more →
Feb
03
Choose a heading below to jump to the corresponding section: Featured Article: What Strategic Planning is NOT News Break: Merger & New Team Member Announced Success Story Having trouble viewing? Download PDF version. What Strategic Planning is NOT In the next few editions of The Strategic Edge Newsletter, we will... read more →
Feb
02
We’ve seen momentum shifts in games: it happens in basketball games where one team seems to drain every shot. The other team looks flat-footed and tosses nothing but bricks. On the other hand, we rarely examine a momentum shift in our own lives. We may say it’s fate or luck,... read more →
Feb
01
When God gives of God’s self, one of two things happens: either flesh is inspirited or spirit is enfleshed. —Richard Rohr At last week’s 3to5 Club, a bi-monthly meeting of business owners, we reflected on the liminal dimension between the spirit and the flesh, in other words, a lifetime-goal-that-can-never-be-fulfilled—and the... read more →
Jan
31
My wife and I had the privilege of visiting Kennedy Space Center this week (see above). We were reminded that it took a special kind of person to head into space. Then it struck me: it also takes a special kind of person to own a company and fly it... read more →
Jan
30
Last week I suggested that supporting your favorite non-profit or donating a vehicle can help lower Colorado’s unemployment numbers. This week, I’d like to introduce a way every one of us can address the equally painful human face of underemployment statistics. How? Help a Colorado parent make a difference for... read more →
Jan
29
Remembering you are going to die is the best way that I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. --Steve Jobs (cf. WSJ) This past week we celebrated the last triple date of the century—12/12/12. Many of us are apprehensively looking ahead to the end... read more →
Jan
28
Effective networking is essential to business success. The purpose of networking is to acquire new prospects for your sales or other strategic objectives and to transfer trust they have for their friend to you. The "warm introduction" is always better than the cold call. Look at your calendar over the... read more →