The conference room buzzed with the excitement of a recent success. The leadership team of Horizon Tech, a company that had steadily grown from a scrappy startup to a well-established player in the market, gathered for […]
“As long as there’s cash in the bank, I know we’re doing a good job.” I’ve met dozens of business owners who lead their organizations with this mantra. However, this has many ways of being an […]
“He said he could make twice what we were paying him at his new gig. What were we supposed to do? So. He quit. Yeah, he gave us two weeks notice, but our books are a […]
Not every business owner I meet is holding a sign saying, “Help! I’m drowning in debt.” But this meeting was as clear a sign as any that they needed serious help. “I’m sorry. Hang on a […]
“Who is actually in charge around here?” I thought to myself as I was listening to three owners of a company discuss strategic initiatives for the future of their enterprise. In the first few months of […]
“Well… We shook on it the other day.” She paused to consider her own words. I could tell as she was explaining what happened that she was frustrated that she broke the first rule of business […]