When the Tornado has Passed…
So – you’ve hit the hard wall of slowdown we call Consolidation. You’ve gone through the heady, wild sales spike and rapid growth of the Tornado, and suddenly you’ve stalled. [...]
Even the Big Guys Mess This Up
Mistakes happen when you’re learning to ride out the ever-changing business cycle. In fact, most startup companies and divisions make the same ones. In the new product or acquisition phase, [...]
How to Dig Out of an Avalanche
With a title like that, you may be asking, “Is this going to be an adventure story?” Well, yes - and no. The kind of Avalanche I’m talking about doesn’t [...]
Mastering the Business Cycle: Starting Out and Staying Airborne
Thinking in terms of cycles is a way human beings make sense out of life. Cycle Theory can be applied to just about every natural, social and historical concept there [...]
The Force of Habit
Habit is a powerful thing. That can be a good thing—but not always. In the house where my family used to live, there was a counter on the left side [...]
What Do You Mean, There’s No Magic Bullet?!
So – you dropped a bundle on the newest cutting-edge software that the salesperson assured you was the magic bullet to solve all of your problems – yet costs are [...]