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Optimize You “Everybody needs a coach.” ~Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google I still remember the day I got my “ticket” to fly, in the form of my pilot’s license.  My flight instructor, with a proud yet knowing smile, said, “Your pilot’s license is a ticket to continue to learn, not a validation of your piloting

I had the pleasure of working with the leadership team from Meridian Wildlife Services last week and learning about their business and humane bird capturing techniques. If you have a bird in your store, call Meridian Wildlife at +1(877) 680-7143. The Problem The presence of these birds in your store can cause damage to property, and

Optimize Your Network “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” ~Isaac Newton When the Walt Disney Company added Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to its board in 2009 she joined executives, some who had retired, from Seagram, Estee Lauder, Twitter, and U.S. Hispanic Media, among others.  Together, they bring

One Ford – Vision Vision drives your business. Ford Motor Company knows something about corporate vision. When Alan Mulally joined Ford as CEO from The Boeing Company in September 2006, the company was about to post a $5.6 billion quarterly loss. To reverse Ford’s downward spiral, Mulally created a plan to simplify the product line and borrow money to ride out the global economic crisis. He also

The Triangle of Trusted Advisors: How Multiple Components Together Prevent You From Steaming Towards Disaster Stormy Waters Once, when I was running Wave Dispersion Systems, a company whose primary product was a maritime fence designed to stop a Water Borne Improvised Explosive Device (WBIED), a bankrupt client refused to pay a large invoice. At the