Soft skills are not fluffy or namby-pamby but, emerging as vital links to high-performance, growth mindset and future business success. This article explores why businesses can’t afford to ignore the ‘soft-stuff’ anymore.
Enjoy this series of shorts on Metrics from Jim.
To deliver the results you want, refine your metrics (KPIs) like you’d refine ore into gold. Your metrics must directly impact the most vital outcomes in your business; otherwise they are nothing more than an expensive toy, misdirecting your scarce resources.
Chances are if you’re clicking on this post your first time audit is on the horizon. Perhaps you’re expanding your business and taking out a new line of credit to finance that growth. Maybe you’re entering a business area with a regulatory environment that requires an audit, or you’re taking on new investors or getting ready to sell your business and you’re looking for the confidence and assurance that audited financial statements can provide. Whatever the reason, an audit is in your future. With some planning and up-front work your audit experience can be a good one and you may even gain some efficiency and improve your processes. Below is a list of best practices to help make the audit run seamlessly.
Enjoy this series of shorts on Strategy from Jim.
If you’re a leader, your biggest challenge to success isn’t competition, poor execution, weak product design, or (insert other concern here). It is, says Joth Ricci, disruption. Disruption that can be either good or bad. (Joth is the successful head of three companies, one at a time).
Every week we hear of a new virus, hack or ransomware that threatens our business operations or employee or client information. Many business owners have been hearing about, and are now considering, cyber insurance. But what exactly is cyber insurance? What does it cover and, is it a good fit for my business?
