Deadlines can be deadly Don’t overdo it But, the stated deadline may be entirely arbitrary or self-imposed and it may actually not be...

Juggling too many balls? Maybe more than one is the first mistake It’s not the number. It’s the amount of time you spend on each...

Disaster insurance Reducing risks Flood, fire or theft, commercial liability, death or disability. You can insure against any of those...

It takes a conversation Not a lecture But the approach is probably as useless as raising the volume or relentlessly repeating the same...

Participative management You cannot fake it Is your business run democratically? Probably not. Employees do not get to vote, managers are...

Make work fun A simple principle for good management Make work fun. It really is that simple. Don’t make it more complicated. I know, it...

Alternative Facts Or alternative conclusions? In government and business, we will eventually have to deal with the real facts. Both those...

Let’s be reasonable It’s not because they cannot hear you that they are not buying it. You need to be more persuasive. They need to be...

Excuses are easy “When you’re surrounded by alligators it’s hard to see a way out of the swamp.” But there is no excuse for neglecting to...

Responding to Challenge #1: Strategic Leadership & Management Effectiveness Keep your Balance That remains the entrepreneur’s No.1...

Challenge #1: Strategic Leadership + Management Effectiveness Start with a plan. As we started our e2eForum on a bright sunny spring...

Earn the right to brag It worked for me running marathons. Long after my rational brain and aching body were telling me to quit, my ego...

Enlightened Entrepreneurship – Part 3: The Action Plan Enlightened Entrepreneurship requires us to practice it, promote it and defend it....

The need for Enlightened Entrepreneurship My mission with LearningEntrepreneurship.com is to promote what I call “enlightened...

Forget forecasts They're useless. It is that time of year when everyone seems compelled to make forecasts. The experts insist on giving...

Share the love and the joys of life. ‘Tis the season. Ignore the headlines, Donald Trump and ISIL for a few days. Set aside your worries...

Strategic Leadership + Effective Management It is my favourite theme and the owner/manager's biggest challenge: balancing strategic...

Some ideas for better results in your business A few years ago, I came up with “The Seven Biggest Mistakes that Entrepreneurs Make and...

I am not referring to the policing tactics that lead to so much turmoil, but to the never-ending management of your own personal ...

Enjoy the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but don't miss the opportunity to learn some lessons to help your business go for gold! You can...