I recently wrote about how to Achieve Your Full Potential Through Level 3 Accountability and cited the Harvard Business Review article relating that 70% of ALL employees are demotivated and disengaged. Common sense dictates that a demotivated person is less productive than a motivated person. And you can ask yourself how productive you are when […]
Read moreAccountability is obviously critical to the success of any business. After all, every business strategy has to be executed through people. Assuming the strategy is sound, the efficiency with which they execute the strategy determines the degree of profitability. Thus, holding people accountable to the strategy is essential to success. Because my practice focuses upon […]
Read moreI recently completed the implementation of the Critical Factors Management System into a $4.5 million manufacturing company that had been operating at a loss for the past six months. As is often the case, I cannot mention the name of the client but they are typical of many small businesses that are run by intelligent, passionate […]
Read moreThis is the first of a three part series on how to most effectively achieve success in business and in any endeavor. Before we go on, I will acknowledge that many people and most businesses do not follow these three simple steps. That is why they fail altogether or at least fail to reach their […]
Read moreDo your people know exactly what is expected of them in terms of levels of performance? Do you know how to get the most out of each member of your team? Does your team hold themselves accountable? As I travel and do work around the world it amazes me that there are business owners and […]
Read moreAs I read the articles and reports of the Italian cruise ship disaster I feel for the families of travelers involved and I think back to my last cruise and our marveling over how they never even completed the safety briefing. Though we left from Venice, Italy, we were traveling on a recognized cruise line. […]
Read moreDavid Kinney to do live radio interview on WayMoreFM, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at noon PST. Click www.waymorefm.com to tune in.
Read moreI remember when we were kids how my brother and our friends from the neighborhood would decide, every once in a while, to build a tree house. I think we would all start with this vision of something that looked like a miniature version of a real house but I don’t ever recall a discussion […]
Read moreMicro-management is never a good idea or practice. While it may seem that it is necessary due to the ineptitude of employees, in fact, it is representative of poor management. The usual excuses are: 1) I can do it faster myself 2) I can do it better myself 3) By the time I explain it, […]
Read moreManagement Team Development ensures that the management team has the skills to perform at the top of their game and actually execute the Corporate Vision. This is not rocket science.
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