by Julie Poland | Feb 12, 2019 | Growth and Change, Life as a Leader, Scaling Up, Strategic Leadership
Execution is one of the Four Decisions that can release the limits on the speed and scale of your company’s growth. (The other growth-related decisions are Strategy, People, and Cash.) While you might think that a killer strategy will guarantee your company a trip to...
by Julie Poland | Aug 23, 2018 | Strategic Leadership, Uncategorized, Vision and Strategy
Yes, it’s that time of the year again – you’re not far from the 4th quarter and perhaps feeling the pressure of annual revenue and profitability targets that are not assured to be a done deal. Now next year’s budget is already looming on your...
by Julie Poland | Aug 15, 2018 | Scaling Up, Strategic Leadership, Vision and Strategy
How different is your business from your competitors, really? Yes, your business has YOU in it. We will give you your props. But although you can be a differentiating factor, if you want to scale and add value to your business, it has to be able to operate effectively...
by Julie Poland | Jul 23, 2018 | Strategic Leadership, Vision and Strategy
Many business owners we meet are obsessed with the products they produce or the services they deliver. It is almost as though their awesome whatever-it-is is their gift to the world. They are passionate about it. They have slept, eaten, and breathed it and worked to...
by Julie Poland | Jun 25, 2018 | Growth and Change, Strategic Leadership, Uncategorized
How much do people have to go through to be part of your team? Are you too rigorous, or too easy? And then once they are on board, are you easy to satisfy and generous with praise, or do you save your words of recognition so they have more impact when you deliver...
