A Businessman's View

Before we can delve into deeper topics, we need an understanding of the concept of "business impact."  This blog entry will attempt to define this concept in clear terms. Giving credit where it is due, this is derived from the amazing course by Force Management called Command of the Message   and is but a drop in the massive bucket of knowledge that you'll get if you take their course.  (And I highly recommend it if you are interested in learning about this topic in substantially more detail.) Essentially, every business is on a never-ending journey that can be represented by the following graphic. To explain the graphic, there is no business that is completely happy with its current state.  In order to constantly provide value to its shareholders (or owners, if privately held) it needs to continually evolve.  This process of evolution involves identifying operating characteristics of the business in its current state that are not ideal.  In some instances, these can be

I'm actually welcoming myself back to my own blog.  (Yes, I guess I'm making that "a thing.")  It's been over 3 years since my last post, and I've experienced much since then, global pandemic notwithstanding. During this time, my wife (an Executive Director at her place of employment) and I have spent countless hours analyzing, dissecting, and generally discussing such diverse topics as... Leadership, Mentoring, How to overcome Imposter Syndrome , How to navigate difficult situations, How to manage difficult employees, ...and others. But it wasn't until I was driving back from the airport early yesterday morning after dropping her off for her latest business trip that I realized these topics may interest someone who chances across this blog while traipsing through the dandelion fields of the Internet. So "buckle up buttercup" - during the next several blog posts I expect to wax philosophical on these and other topics that will hopefully be of int