by Dr. Z | Jun 26, 2017 | Business Decisions, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
What does Batman have in common with Ray Kroc? Michael Keaton. Disclaimer: Before you continue reading, if you don’t fit the following four criteria I encourage you to go back to watching cat videos and scanning your Facebook news feed, because you won’t get...
by Dr. Z | Jun 16, 2017 | Business Decisions, Business Development, Revenue or Quality
As my business partner and Scotland navigator pulled off the 2nd ferry that connects the tiny island of Jura to the mainland of Scotland, we were greeted by a 1-lane road that headed east. If you went west, you ended up in the ocean. As we traversed the beautiful but...
by Dr. Z | Apr 21, 2016 | Business Decisions, Business Development, Organizational Development, Time Management
“I don’t know exactly what I need but I know I need something different to help me get where I want to go.” A client said this a few months ago who knew she needed to add structure to her company but didn’t know what that structure should look like. It’s really...
by Dr. Z | Jan 21, 2016 | Business Decisions, Communication, Managing Team Members, Motivation, Telework, Workplace Communication
“I’m struggling with one guy in particular, and I’ve decided I’m going to let him fail on this first project. That’s the only way I can motivate him.” This was a client’s response when I asked how her new managerial role over a team of teleworkers was going. She...
by Dr. Z | Feb 26, 2015 | Business Decisions, Revenue or Quality
I was trying on shoes in Foot Locker last weekend, when the young clerk, brimming with confidence, began his pitch, “As you can see here, sir,” he said, pointing to a frayed shoe sole, “the soles on these shoes (Nike Shox) commonly fray and break at the seam. So we...
