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What is the next level up for you?

What Is The Next Level Up For You?

Today I want to talk about the idea of getting to the "Next Level." This concept has been around for a bit, and if you have ever played a video game, it is a core piece of the strategy. In a video game, every action that you perform successfully…
Finding the Truth In Situation

Finding the Truth in Situations

Do you have employees on your staff that constantly repeat the same problem over and over? It doesn't matter what it is. Constant tardinessDisregard the rulesTreat others badlyApathyBad AttitudeFill in the blank with what irks you every…
Don't Trust Your Process

Don't Trust Your Process

Let's talk about processes. First of all, do you have them? I mean, REALLY have them? I don't want to sound like I don't believe you, but I have to come clean here...I keep bumping into shops that SAY they have processes. But after a…
Top 5 Things Restricting Your Workflow

Top 5 Things Restricting Your Workflow

Let's talk about workflow. I want you to picture in your mind a simple garden hose. It is about fifty feet long. Green. Coiled up on the side of your house or building. It is attached to the structure at the spigot. When you turn…
3 Questions You Should Be Asking Right Now

3 Questions You Should Be Asking Right Now

Here are the 3 questions that you should be asking right now: Do we have the right people working here?Are we doing the right things to be successful?Do we do those things right? It doesn't matter what type of business you are in, who…
The Illusion of Perfection

The Illusion of Perfection

Perfection. We all want it. Strive for it. Lust after it. Even demand it. In the 2009 movie Avatar, the mining company in the film was obsessed with getting a rare mineral. Unobtainium. This was an old engineer joke that director and screenwriter…