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...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 4, 2018 | Leadership
It can be annoying, but it gets results It’s all too common to be having a conversation with someone only to have that person take a very black-or-white stance about some situation or decision that they are recommending. The problem with this is that it can be...
by Jim Schleckser | Nov 19, 2018 | Leadership
It Isn’t Just Names in Boxes – Structure Makes the Strategy Happen A common question that gets brought up in our work with CEO peer groups is how organizations should be structured in order to achieve the best results. The issue CEOs struggle with is how...
