by Jim Schleckser | Jan 8, 2019 | Budget, Business, Customers, Entrepreneur, Leadership
I recently received a fancy fitness monitor as a gift. It tracks my heart rate as well as a bevy of other stats about my body, everything from how much I sleep, how well I sleep, to how my heart rate changes during exercise. The amount of data now at my fingertips is...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 4, 2019 | Leadership
Rule #1 – Don’t Stand Behind a Pie Ducker in a Food Fight We’ve all had the experience of working together with our boss or a co-worker that develops an idea we have into something our firm can actually act on. Oftentimes, that can mean that you need...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 18, 2018 | Growth
Repeat revenue is good, but recurring revenue is great. One of the key messages I hammer home in my book, Great CEOs Are Lazy, is that companies who embrace recurring revenue streams–which are predictable and reliable–create more stable and valuable...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 12, 2018 | Business
It’s Easy to Get Lost without a Roadmap When I reached a certain point in my career where my success had given me some resources to work with, my dad gave me a great piece of advice. He told me, “You can now do anything you want to. But, you can’t do...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 5, 2018 | Bonuses
It’s a Great Way to Align and Reward Your Team One of the most common questions I get asked by business leaders is: How do I create a profit-sharing or bonus plan? In fact, one CEO, a client of mine, recently posed this very question to me. The business was...
