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Strategy

8 Reasons Businesses Don’t Reach Their Potential – Dan Lacy

Why do some businesses succeed while others struggle and some fail?  According to a study by Robert Morris and Associates (who analyze thousands of business financial statements a year), in nearly every industry segment, the top 25% of businesses make 2X – 3X more money than those in the next 50% and 6X – 8X .. read more

Stage 2 of Business Growth – The Ramp Up by Dan Lacy

February 13, 2013 Dan Lacy Preface – these articles on stages of business growth are guidelines – so use them with some flexibility.  They are also based on the number of employees and not annual revenue because different industries will generate different levels of revenue based on employee count.  If you are looking for sales by .. read more

Transform Your Business Workshop

Transform Your Business Workshop  This session is free to those who register http://askdanlacy.eventbrite.com/ This workshop will cover the following subjects: The 8 reasons that most businesses struggle and never reach their potential What business function is the least understood and causes the most damage This tool can punch up your profitability $25k – $100k this year .. read more

Profit Made Simple – Dan Lacy

February 5, 2013 Dan Lacy We were not taught financial literacy in school. It takes a lot of work and time to change your thinking and to become financially literate. Robert Kiyosaki Last week I gave a talk for PNC to a number of business owners, the topic: what holds back and binds business growth and success.  .. read more

5 Crisis Management Tips for your Business

Quite often we fail to plan and thus plan to fail for Crisis Management.  A Crisis could come in many forms and we as individuals and businesses can to more to “Be Ready” for Crisis.  Whether it’s an active shooting in the workplace, a toxic chemical spill, industrial accident or natural disaster, the majority of .. read more

6 Stages of Business Growth – Overview

January 16, 2013 Dan Lacy   In most respects a successful business is measured by growth. I have been in numerous meetings when the owner asks how much their top line has grown over the previous period, the larger the percentage the bigger the smile.  So we are dialed in that growth is good and .. read more

FACTS ABOUT COACHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Kim Bryan Stoneking, CAE is a Corporate and Personal Coach.  In this blog, he discusses the difference between these 2 types of coaching.  Kim may be reached at stonekingkim@gmail.com The notion of coaching originated from sports, but nowadays there are lots of different types of coaching.  Lets  look at the two main types: life (personal) coaching .. read more

Why Governments Fail – But Individuals Succeed

May 16, 2012 Dan Lacy As the political season heats up, John Stossel just released a new book NO They Can’t – Why Governments Fail – but Individuals Succeed.   Having just completed it, I thought it would be a worthwhile newsletter topic. The government is not a neutral arbiter of truth.  It never has been.  It never .. read more

Will 2012 Be Better than 2011?

January 12, 2012 Dan Lacy  Will 2012 Be Better than 2011? The first 10 days of January are over.  Are you going to nail your business objectives for January without fail?  Or are you still trying to catch up from the Christmas holidays and get the year end wrapped up.  Well don’t feel bad if you .. read more

Leadership 101

Leadership begins with an understanding of who we are and why we do what we do. It’s all about perspective. When we understand Authority, the we know how to become a Servant Leader. Be Sociable, Share Catalist with the world! Tweet