Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman of the Gallup Organization conducted a multi-year study asking what makes a great company to work for. The result (publish...

The answer is a little shocking and a little counter-intuitive. Because it is not price, it is not even the product. It is who you are, who your company is. ...

In the state of Florida, the answer is none!  Then governor Rick Scott signed a bill into law (Fla. Stat. § 381.986). that explains how patients can receive...

My definition of mediocrity is sub-par performance by someone in our organization (including me) that does not meet the minimum bar to help our company be su...

You know this story. It’s midnight on Saturday and the house seems very warm. I check the thermostat: temperature set at 72, house temp at 78. Welcome to sum...

We care about banks the most when we need to borrow money. Now that we are in that position, we have to find the right bank. Right? Surprisingly, the answer ...

The largest expense of all service companies and almost all other companies is employee costs. If the comments I get from my clients are representative, empl...

All of your employees are classified as exempt or nonexempt. The practical difference is you have to pay overtime (1 ½ times the hourly rate) for nonexempt w...

I do not have a client that has not told me it is hard to find good staff. Every industry, every job duty. Now add up the costs...

We have published a book on the steps to exiting your business (let me know if you would like a copy of the book). We know what we are...

My Father sent me an email with quotes from Winston Churchill. They are very good and very thought provoking. I hope you enjoy them!

As leaders, it is important to understand the level of competencies for all of the staff at our company – including the leadership team.

There is a high correlation between those that are successful and those that have highly developed leadership skills.

As leaders, one of our main responsibilities is setting our team up for success. This takes many forms – from a great work environment to..

At this stage of the game, we are all pretty good problem solvers. Someone comes to you with a problem – you think about it...

Most of us (including me!) use the phrase Practice Makes Perfect. I have learned that this is not good enough.There are two main problems..

The Chamber of SW Florida had a one day retreat. There were many topics discussed and I would like to talk about one of them.

I wanted to write about this because I have seen instances of this with many of my clients. Of course I am the enlightened one so...

You accounting department has two goals when delivering information to you: it must be insightful and/or it must help you make a good...

This is a post based on a recent client experience. He sued a competitor (rightly so) using the law firm that he has always used.