Cyber Security: Top Concern for Small Businesses? Do you have a plan for how to continue when the Internet is down? What happens when your network is held hostage by ransomware, or a virus causes your systems to stop working? Cyber security attacks against small businesses are increasing. According to Symantec, 43% of cyber attacks specifically… Read More »
I’ve read a bunch of business books over the past six months. All were good and there is value in each. Out of the 5 books I’ve recently read, I found Grant Cardone’s Be Obsessed or Be Average delightfully different. Be Obsessed or Be Average The first thing I noticed about this book is the author’s unapologetic focus… Read More »
What are the best 3PL Warehouse Management Systems in 2017? 3PL vs Order Fulfillment 3PL and fulfillment companies have specific WMS needs. My company, EchoData, is an order fulfillment / 3rd party logistics (3PL) company. These terms are not exactly the same, although they are sometimes used interchangeably. 3PL refers to a broad group that includes transportation and warehouse storage… Read More »
Failure Like many of you, I was watching Dick Clark’s Rockin New Year’s Eve on Saturday night. My sister’s family and my family have been getting together on New Year’s for 20ish years and watching the Times Square ball drop is always part of our tradition. It was painful to watch as Mariah Carey failed… Read More »
Many experts in talent management and leadership tout culture as one of the primary factors in driving the success of an organization. So, how does good culture happen and what can leaders do to help it thrive?
I tend to be extremely goal-oriented, so I can work toward the same goal for years — inching ahead in a persistent and steady way that infuriates instant-gratification type folks. I am happy plugging away at my personal goals, but when working through others we need mechanisms to keep everyone engaged long-term. So, in my new role I asked myself:
How can we set and meet a multi-year goal, while also minimizing the frustration of people who want faster results?
Vision without Execution is Hallucination This is one of my favorite quotes. The internet references various sources: Japanese proverb, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford, but the message is clear — ideas alone do nothing. You must also be able to IMPLEMENT those ideas. I’ve studied Strategic Management throughout my decades-long college years and strategy has always been of… Read More »
About a year ago, our leadership team at work took a very easy online assessment by Sally Hogshead called the Fascination Advantage. With just 28 questions, the assessments categorized our team into a Maverick (head of sales), a Guardian (head of finance), and a Mastermind (head of IT – me), along with several other, equally fitting assessments. We were surprised… Read More »
Have you ever made a decision that haunted you with doubts for weeks afterward? You wake up at night with nagging thoughts that you should have checked this, or should have thought of that? Or worse, you realize that the decision you made is NOT, in fact, the best decision. Well, fear not – we’re here… Read More »
Everyone fails. Nobody’s perfect. The trick with failure is to do it right. Is it possible to fail wrong? Absolutely! This article discusses how to fail right.