Many companies make the mistake of thinking that a successful change effort in the business practices should, at some point, come to an end so that things can settle down, and everyone can get back into their normal routines of … Read More

by Mel Kleiman, Guest Author If you are looking to hire producers, look for these four traits: 1. They don’t let anything stop them from being successful.2. They look for things that need fixing and love solving problems.3. They have talent, i.e., the ability to … Read More

Here are few things I see lately in very successful companies, all of which needs to be alive and active in the business culture–Really Great Spirit, Morale, and an Upbeat Positive Mood. The best Leaders embody this all the time.  … Read More

One of the biggest challenges I see almost every company dealing with is how to keep all their employees motivated in producing successfully and profitably month after month. Maybe you can relate to this? After all, it’s one thing to … Read More

It’s one thing to drive your business to profitable levels of success. It’s quite another thing to keep it going year after year. After working with Contractors for over 20 years, I’ve learned there are three challenges that cause most … Read More

Do you know the 3 biggest barriers that block you from increasing your net profits, productivity and employee morale? If not, then read this immediately. Barrier #1: Finding and Keeping Good Help Finding and keeping good help these days can … Read More

Knowing  these 3 tips to Increasing Productivity, Employee Morale, and Net Profits without spending a lot of money on consultants and not the getting the results you really want will give you a way to make running your business so … Read More

I don’t mean improvement, and I don’t even mean significant improvement. I mean Breakthrough Performance, as in something happens that was NOT going to happen otherwise in the normal course of events. Something happens that is completely discontinuous from recent historical actions. … Read More

What exactly do they want from you? Don’t assume you already know. Kodak and Polaroid made that mistake and went from dominating the market, to a sliver of market share by assuming what everyone wanted was higher quality film when … Read More

You may have people that you feel aren’t as responsive as you think they could be. Chances are, you’re right. So, what do you do about it? The actions you take set the tone for the kind of business culture … Read More