by Jim Schleckser | Jan 5, 2021 | Growth
Without a map, it’s easy to get lost. I was recently speaking with an executive who was complaining that he didn’t have enough engineering capacity to keep up with customer demand. He was frustrated that his team told him they couldn’t get a new...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 29, 2020 | Growth
It’s a choice of your basis of competition One of the fundamental questions you need to answer about your product strategy is whether it’s good enough to just offer your product or service as a world-class point solution–or if it’s time to...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 22, 2020 | Business
We can’t rely on traditional approaches Research into the science behind human communication tells us that up to 90 percent of what we tell one another is nonverbal. In other words, the majority of our communication isn’t with words. It’s the innumerable...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 15, 2020 | Business
The high price of fixing an error late. One of the fundamental concepts I learned as an engineer was the cost of repairing an error; prevention costs. The key lesson was that it’s always cheaper to fix an error early on. What’s interesting is that you can...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 15, 2020 | Business
You need to show your work All of us have found ourselves in a disagreement with someone else. Maybe it was in the business world or in your personal life. That might be particularly true given our recent election or might even be something you’re concerned...
