by Jim Schleckser | Mar 22, 2026 | Business
When Your Need for Data and Certainty Slows Everyone Else Down Let me start with a warning: Be careful how you say the word infomaniac. But in all seriousness, “infomaniac” is one of the most common traps I see innovative, well-meaning CEOs fall into....
by Jim Schleckser | Mar 15, 2026 | Business
Why Everything Stalls When Every Decision Runs Through You—and How to Fix It I’ve spent a lot of time with CEOs trying to figure out why their organizations aren’t moving as fast as they should. Revenue’s flat, innovation’s stalled, and decisions drag on for weeks....
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 1, 2026 | Business
It is time to switch to a fee-based plan rather than commissions with your insurance broker. Every business owner is searching for ways to cut unnecessary costs to boost profits at the bottom line. Or, if you’re not, you should be. One area for potential...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 24, 2025 | Business
It is a core strategic choice. When we’re growing a business, we need to answer an essential question early on: should the asset we’re building the company around be proprietary or an open system? In other words, do we want our products and services to...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 1, 2025 | Business
It starts with understanding why you’re doing it in the first place. Many of us dream of creating and hosting a successful podcast. Your marketing team might have even approached you with the idea, saying you need a podcast to help grow your business. I have been...
by Jim Schleckser | Nov 23, 2025 | Business
There is no need to kill an ant with a sledgehammer. Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is all the rage these days. Just about anyone you know has at least played with tools like ChatGPT and been amazed at the results they get almost instantaneously. ChatGPT is an...
