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Why are we so adverse (or afraid) of planning? Why do organizations not spend enough time teaching the business management skill of planning? Read More

There's a certain element of sunshine and laughter in the way Sue Van Fossen speaks. It comes through on the phone and you find yourself smiling almost immediately. And to be honest, it's the exact feeling you get when you taste her Granola Snacks. Read More

Is there room in small business for experts to come from the outside and help with some problem or other? Does the hired gun idea work? Read More

There is a difference between creating a job for yourself and starting a business. Do you know the difference? Read More

Are you running a business, or an organization, or a team? For a quick rating of your own leadership, ask yourself these questions about bad news: How quickly do you get the bad news? Read More

When people own their jobs in the right way, management isn’t looking over their shoulders and back-seat driving, it’s making sure that people get wins when they do well and help when they don’t. Read More

For an investor in a startup, quick return on investment is as simple as writing a check now and depositing some related money later. But what if the company becomes a healthy and happy company that grows and becomes independent and never creates any liquidity for its investors? Read More

My wife and I wanted to move but we weren’t sure where. In true MBA fashion, I set up a spreadsheet to compare candidate locations for a series of factors. Read More

Have you ever looked at the difference between power and control in leadership and management? Here’s what I’m guessing. Power and control are quite different and sometimes in conflict. The more control you have, the less power. Read More

If Duane has one thing to say about the importance of business planning that he’d like to pass on, it’s this: Business planning is a serious way of structuring your ideas. Read More