by Jim Schleckser | May 18, 2026 | Business
Leveraging a “Lever-Up, Cash Out” Strategy Let’s be honest—your business might be thriving. But you? You’re struggling to sleep because all your resources are tied to the company’s success. This overreliance on wealth is common: a founder...
by Jim Schleckser | May 10, 2026 | Business
Smart Leaders know that with Business Growth, so do the Odds of Mistakes. As a CEO, your primary responsibility is to drive business growth. That’s what you’re supposed to do. But here’s the paradox: as your business expands in size and complexity, so does the chance...
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...
