by Jim Schleckser | Dec 1, 2020 | Business
It’s the first step towards repairing the damage of a mistake We’re all going to screw up in one way or another at home and at work–whether we meant to or not. Stuff happens. The civilized response and solution to when we err is simple: just say...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 6, 2020 | Business
A cautionary tale from book publishing. I have written before about how digitization and virtualization new can help reduce costs and enable your business to access the talent you couldn’t reach otherwise. But business digitization also has a dark side. If used...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 8, 2020 | Business
A few easy techniques can help everyone do more. As our work has become increasingly virtual in the wake of the pandemic, email has become ever more vital to our office communications, even as alternatives like Slack have emerged. That said, email can promote some bad...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 18, 2020 | Business
The better the business model, the more valuable the business. The key to building a successful business for the long term–and potentially the opportunity to sell it for top dollar down the road–is to ensure that you have a rock-solid business model as...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 11, 2020 | Business
Neither one is sufficient to cover all situations, but together they can get you the right result every time. Everywhere in the professional world, there are company values and procedures. Yet we don’t always think of these as key elements–the yin and the...
by Jim Schleckser | May 2, 2020 | Business
How do you survive and thrive? For some of you, this might be the first economic downturn you’ve experienced in your career, and business survival is a constant worry. For the rest of you, who, like me, have been through other economic crises, heed this piece of...
