Joe Madden on Culture By: John Ruh Joe Madden (the 54th manager of the Chicago Cubs), wrote over 30 years ago about the power of the right culture. His leadership is about compassion, creativity and a positive, “we can, we will” attitude. He has a vision (embrace the target is the phrase he uses) and… Read more »
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Q & A on Corporate Culture
What is corporate culture? There is no one answer. If you get 50 business people in a room and ask them that question, you will get 50 different answers. That is the heart of the problem of talking about company culture. It’s clear as mud. You’ve said you don’t think any company should use the… Read more »
What is Company Culture?
Company culture can be hard to understand if your organization hasn’t given it any though in the past. But the cold, hard truth is that company culture affects all levels of an organization, and can hurt you as much as it can help you if leaders don’t give it proper attention. At its core, company… Read more »
Business Culture Myths Every Leader Should Know
For businesses of all sizes, nurturing a business culture is imperative to success. Creating a business culture before an organization matures and grows will help prevent growing pains and mistakes that negatively impact your bottom line, but mature businesses also benefit from creating a business culture if they don’t have one already or employees aren’t… Read more »
Whose Mission is This?
“To make a contribution to the world by making tools for the mind that advance humankind” What is your mission? Your mission explains why is it you are doing what you do. Does your mission inspire and motivate you? If so why, if not, why have it as a mission? 2 Special Offers Do you want to read… Read more »
Understanding Your Business Culture
The culture that you nurture within your business is more important than you might think. While some people feel that business culture is a buzzword or that time is better spent on scaling your business, you absolutely need a strong and clear business culture to reach your goals. But this isn’t only true for massive… Read more »
5 Easy Steps to Establishing and Pursuing Your Vision
Overview I was influenced by the power of vision at age 16. Around the age of 19 I really become obsessed with this subject and success in general. I read, researched and studied companies like Disney. I also read numerous books by highly successful people to better understand their secrets. I was fortunate as a… Read more »
Culture is the Foundation of Your Business and Life
Perhaps the most difficult thing you have to do as a business leader is to define your culture. Most of us are busy trying to address the multitude of daily business problems we face like sales issues, people problems, cash flow and the like. So why, given all these other hands-on challenges, is it important to… Read more »
Small Business Consultancy in Chicago
Small businesses in Chicago face a lot of challenges. To be frank, there is a lot more that goes into a business than selling products or services. In fact, there are a variety of other challenges that need to be dealt with if you have any hope of running a successful business. From creating the… Read more »
The Power of A Declaration
1776: A group of Independent leaders DECLARED US TO BE A FREE, INDEPENDENT NATION What does that have to do with you and your business? 3 Key Points – By: John Ruh Point 1: Your Declaration Somewhere along the way you or someone in your company DECLARED that you were a new business entity. You… Read more »
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