by John Boudreau | Dec 14, 2020 | employee engagement, strategy
Over the past 19 days, we’ve been discussing various aspects of strategy. Do you know that having a strategic plan leads to happier, more engaged employees? This is a real problem since just 34% of employees in the U.S. are engaged, Gallup research shows. Unengaged...
by John Boudreau | Dec 11, 2020 | fire-fighting, fires, strategy
Over the past 18 days, we’ve been discussing strategy: In our last blog post, we shared that a SWOT analysis was one way to get your team aligned around what your company should be focused on in the new year. We said that you could use the “weaknesses” part of the...
by John Boudreau | Dec 10, 2020 | strategy, SWOT
Over the past 17 days, we’ve been discussing strategy: We defined strategy as choosing to do activities that your rivals are not doing to get a competitive advantage. Not just any activities will do. Choose activities that you believe will add greater value to your...
by John Boudreau | Dec 9, 2020 | strategy
Over the past 16 days, we’ve been talking about strategy. If you’ve missed any of these posts, you can go here and start digging in. The goal of these posts has been to show the importance of having a strategy and how the right strategy allows your business to win in...
by John Boudreau | Dec 8, 2020 | strategy, stress
This is my simplest and shortest post! In our last post, we talked about the importance of having a cash flow strategy. We said that at a fundamental level a business exists to: Make a profit Generate cash Achieve the mission of the business If you are stressed about...
by John Boudreau | Dec 7, 2020 | Cash flow, strategy
We are halfway through our “30 days of Strategy”. The goal of these posts has been to help small business owners understand strategy at a basic level, so they can drive great results: More Profit Improved cash flow (more money in the bank over time) Greater...
