“The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” Little things can have great impact. Several years ago, I read an article about the impact a small, kind gesture can have. Initially, I was skeptical. But after reflecting, I decided to test the concept myself. My small gesture was simple: while walking my dog, IContinue reading “The Newspapers”
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No Parking Sign
Life Lessons Applicable to Business: The No Parking Sign “We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.” – Maxwell Maltz There are no parking signs along one side of my street, restricting whereContinue reading “No Parking Sign”
Life Lessons Applicable to Business: the Tree’s Foundation
“Build a strong foundation and you can reach even the most unthinkable heights.” – M.J. Moores Friends of mine had a beautiful large tree in front of their home. It provided wonderful shade with gorgeous branches. The tree sat proudly complimenting their front yard. Unfortunately, harsh storms came along and blew the tree down. AsContinue reading “Life Lessons Applicable to Business: the Tree’s Foundation”
Life Lessons Applicable to Business: The Shower Curtain
“Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change.” – Tom Peters. American Author on business management practices Each year, Aldridge Kerr selects a theme for our insights. For 2025, our theme will focus on Life Lessons Applicable to Business. January’s insights will look back at a previous insight thatContinue reading “Life Lessons Applicable to Business: The Shower Curtain”
Looking in the Mirror: Continuous Improvement
“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” …. Mark Twain This has been a year of reflection (pun intended) of looking in the mirror to identify where your organization does well, areas of improvement, and how to implement what you have discovered throughout this year. Hopefully, this has provided the framework to establish continuous improvementContinue reading “Looking in the Mirror: Continuous Improvement”
Looking in the Mirror: Defining Expectations Going Forward
“Excellence isn’t a one-week or one-year ideal. It is constant.” Michael Jordan, NBA Player If you embraced even some of what we have discussed in 2024 related to “looking in the mirror,” you will have gained substantial insights into what your organization does well and areas for improvement. In last month’s insights, we discussed theContinue reading “Looking in the Mirror: Defining Expectations Going Forward”
Looking in the Mirror: Impacting Change
“Perfection is not attainable but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” Vince Lombardi, Professional Football Coach As we discussed in our September’s insights, hopefully, you have “looked in the mirror” and prioritized the great input you have received from learning what your organization is doing well, learning from mistakes made, asking your CustomersContinue reading “Looking in the Mirror: Impacting Change”
Looking in the Mirror: Prioritizing Next Steps
“To succeed today, you have to set priorities.” Lee Iacocca, U.S. Automobile Executive In last month’s insights, you were encouraged to assess the data you have obtained as you “looked in the mirror.” Hopefully, from that assessment, you have identified some opportunities for improvement within your organization. The challenge now becomes determining your next steps.Continue reading “Looking in the Mirror: Prioritizing Next Steps”
Looking in the Mirror: Assessing the Data
“Data is like garbage. You’d better know what you are going to do with it before you collect it.” ~ Mark Twain The last several months’ insights have been discussions on how to “look in the mirror.” Here’s a quick summary: Now what? In our February insight, we emphasized why taking the time to lookContinue reading “Looking in the Mirror: Assessing the Data”
Looking in the Mirror: Are You Part of the Problem?
“Whenever I could not get the results I wanted, I swallowed my temper and turned inward to see if I was part of the problem. I asked myself three questions: Did I clearly articulate the goals? Did I give people enough time and resources to accomplish the task? Did I give them enough training? IContinue reading “Looking in the Mirror: Are You Part of the Problem?”