How do you relate to your multi-unit team and managers and everyone else? How much do they depend on you? If the answer is “a lot,” know that creating such dependency isn’t a formula for building a great career. Success won’t come because you do the work of everyone else in your organization. So raise … Continued
As a teenager, I had the opportunity to work security for the Rolling Stones. It was a side hustle I had taken on for one reason. I wanted to see the band. They played for six nights; I bailed after 2. I had seen plenty. I stood in the pit at the front of the … Continued
News flash: Consumers do not feel super-excited about spending money with you right now. That’s not so much because of the current economy, but because of their concern about the future economy. One set of numbers I never thought I’d look at would be the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, which I understand to be … Continued
In a flat market, people can lose focus on profit erosion. We have all been taught that volume covers a multitude of sins. Today people learn that flat revenue can also disguise a multitude of sins. It becomes the excuse for everything. Can you honestly say your business runs better today than it ever has? … Continued