I’ve been thinking about this idea for months now and some conversation with the family and a colleague just firmed it up for me. It seems to me that most entrepreneurs starting up a business could really use a mentor who is always available to help them through everything from setup to planning to resourcing to operating to administering the back office. Continue reading Business Mentoring
Category Archives: Foundation
Posts concerning defining your organization’s mission, vision, values, philosophy, purpose, core competencies and culture
What is a “Better Business”?
I like to ponder this question because PCO Associates is meant to build better businesses with a focus on people. In fact, I ponder the question often. Here’s what all this pondering is boiling down to: Continue reading What is a “Better Business”?
Improving Results through Servant Leadership
Servant leadership may be perceived as a “fad management technique” but I actually find it to be one of those better business basics I keep talking about. Here’s why… Continue reading Improving Results through Servant Leadership
What a Novel Idea!
Yesterday afternoon my daughter and I were discussing my business. In fact she was asking me lots of questions about it such as, “What do you do?” “How successful have you been lately?” “Can you give me some examples of your results?” “Are you actively networking?” “Can you make it more affordable?” “Who’s your audience?” “What’s your elevator speech?” … Continue reading What a Novel Idea!
Precisely My Point!
Quoting from Vault / CNBC yesterday, “At a recent Conference Board event for marketing executives, Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh gave a controversial presentation in which he opined that innovative and collaborative company culture should trump profits.” Continue reading Precisely My Point!