Think Tank Blog

Practical business tips and enlightening case stories from small and mid-market companies and enlightened leaders in our community.

May 21, 2017

4 Reasons People Follow

Why do people follow? More importantly, why would people follow you? With the end of the first half of the year looming, if you haven’t asked yourself this question recently,...

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March 20, 2017

5 “Scaling Up” Lessons from the Trenches

Lisa Ridley did an amazing job at our 11th Annual Growth Strategies breakfast a week ago sharing her "Field Guide to Scaling Up" and giving our standing room only audience of CEO’s and their teams 5 critical things to consider and possibly implement as they look to grow their businesses successfully and stay “on plan” in 2017.

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February 7, 2017

4 Essential Tools for your “Execution Toolbox”

Great execution takes a lot of discipline but if you’ve got the right tool kit to leverage, getting things done – including your plan and your priorities - can be a lot less frustrating and significantly more rewarding.  Duct tape aside, here’s 4 essential tools to add to your kit.

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January 22, 2017

4 Reasons Why Your Employees aren’t Engaged

Why do businesses underperform? HINT: It’s not about having the right Strategy OR the right Plan. The secret, according to the study, lies in engagement and communication. And, even though the study was published almost a decade ago, the reality hasn’t changed very much, if at all.

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