Leading Forward

When you are out on the road, do you focus more on your windshield or on your rearview mirror? How about when you are driving your business forward?

Most owners spend a majority of their focus duplicating past successes. This is logical, given investments made, lessons learned and instincts to reduce risk. After all, owners have years if not decades of real – world experience and scars to prove it. If nothing were to change, running […]

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Recently at my 30th year MBA reunion, I had the privilege of hearing Eric Anderson the chair of the Kellogg School’s marketing department talk about how he is helping NASCAR to reinvent itself to serve 21st Century racing fans. He talks about how NASCAR got Coca-Cola to invest upfront to support NASCAR’s effort to increase its attractiveness, as the CEO of NASCAR said, “To avoid becoming dangerously irrelevant.”

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We’ve all heard of Uber and many of us love Uber. But, even Uber can make mistakes. 

Last week I was taking a taxi from Chicago’s Midway airport to the North Shore. I opened my Uber app and requested a ride. Much to my surprise, a Yellow Cab showed up claiming to be an Uber. He informed me that City Hall had forbidden Uber to pick up fares from the airport. My […]

Yes, you can!

If you understand and master the Four Fields of 21st Century Sustainable Profitable Growth.

They are…

Curiosity & Inquiry
21st Century Thinking
Leading Forward
The Mindset of Sustainable Profitable Growth

Take a look at a recent article in Crain’s Cleveland Business about two companies creating their 21st century business success.

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