by Jim Schleckser | Jul 11, 2016 | Business
K.I.S.S. (Keep it Simple, Stupid) When it comes to communicating about your strategy with your organization, and ensuring you don’t overthink it, the phrase to remember is: keep it short and sweet. Everyone who runs a successful business believes that they have...
by Jim Schleckser | Mar 29, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneur, Growth
No doubt you have all heard of the Golden Rule, which is often summarized as, “treat others, as you would want to be treated yourself.” The beauty of this rule is in its simplicity. It turns out there is another simplistic rule–the mnemonic is...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 23, 2016 | Business
Failure Isn’t an Option. It’s a Lesson Great CEOs accept that in order to innovate, then failure isn’t an option – it’s required and part of a healthy learning process. However, they make sure they are a “One Trial Learner”....
by Jim Schleckser | Nov 13, 2015 | Business
First, Take a Breath Warren Buffett, who has billions of reasons to be worried, uses these six steps to free himself from worry and you can too. We all know Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time. He has literally made billions of dollars...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 6, 2015 | Business, Decision Making, Entrepreneur, Growth, Strategy
Great strategy isn’t what separates the great companies from all the rest. It’s executing a simple strategy in a highly repeatable way that returns quality to customers and value to investors that makes them truly stand apart. Everyone loves strategy....
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 30, 2015 | Business
It’s Simply an Advantage According to many iconic leaders, being simple is hard, but it’s also an incredible advantage. So if you make time to make things simple, your customers will thank you. The French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal once...
