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A collection of 19 books to use in 2020 to be a better manager, entrepreneur, C-suite officer or just a better contributor

Talking about a plan is not a plan

Talking about a plan is not a plan. Promoting the idea of a plan is not a plan. Showing some bullet points about the plan in a PowerPoint presentation is not a plan. And even when you have a plan, it isn’t any good to anyone unless it is put into action.

Why grow the business? Strange Question But Needs to be Answered

In a management team meeting, one manager who is in charge of software development was challenging the idea of why the company needed to grow. What was wrong with staying as we are? Why make unnecessary changes? Things seem to be going along pretty well so let’s not rock the boat.

The Ugly Truth About Successfully Scaling Your Business

Issue — When your company grows, especially when it grows quickly, problems within the company pop up. Problems that you might not expect.

When You Push Your Business Too Quickly, “THERE BE DRAGONS”

Growth is essential. How you grow is also important. When you push for growth over all else, there can be problems.

Do You Count Your Blessings?

Life can throw us a bunch of hard punches. How you integrate those punches into a full life is how we move on.