http://www.lemberg.com/blog/ Ideas, observations, and action steps: Short term profits leading to long-term growth. en-us Copyright 2004 Thu, 09 Sep 2004 04:54:23 -0800 Thu, 09 Sep 2004 04:56:26 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.0D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss They say a rut is a shallow grave with two open ends. The good news (good news?!) is that the ends ARE still open, which means if you act fast, you just might out of it. How do we get... http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/09/how_to_get_out.html http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/09/how_to_get_out.html Articles Thu, 09 Sep 2004 04:54:23 -0800 A few weeks ago I asked readers what the most important issue was in their business. Hundreds responded with a variety of answers, but one of the most common was, "How do I get everything that needs doing done?" Happily,... http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/08/what_one_thing.html http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/08/what_one_thing.html Articles Fri, 06 Aug 2004 09:09:11 -0800 Qualities of a Transformational Leader "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things." Inscription From Machiavelli's... http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/05/qualities_of_a.html http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/05/qualities_of_a.html Leadership and Management Tue, 18 May 2004 14:12:28 -0800 It's the oldest sales tactic in the world... And one of the worst. Price cutting. Before you make your next price cut in the face of sales resistance, the question you have to ask yourself is not, "Does it work?,"... http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/05/why_cutting_pri.html http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/05/why_cutting_pri.html Get More Business Building Info Sun, 16 May 2004 13:24:36 -0800 There's a new peril sweeping the Internet. No it's not spam. It's not viruses. It's not a worm. It doesn't cost corporations millions - in fact the only people who seem to be paying for it are those who don't recognize it for what it is. It's infosleaze. http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/02/info_sleaze.html http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/02/info_sleaze.html Articles Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:54:01 -0800 Another perspective on gap analysis starts here. Most people have way too complicated a view of how their companies are organized, which makes it hard to make things better and improve profits. Instead, think about your business as simply as... http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/02/core_critical.html http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/02/core_critical.html Mon, 09 Feb 2004 17:07:38 -0800 It's not that what you are doing isn't important in general, it's whether it is the most important thing you could be doing -- right now. Ask yourself, what is the highest and best use of my time -- right... http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/01/critical_succes.html http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/01/critical_succes.html Recent Entries Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:42:17 -0800 If you are like most high performers, you have an annual ritual to set plans for the coming twelve months. Some do it in December, others at weird, odd times of the year, but most - me included -do it... http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/01/planning_for_gr.html http://www.lemberg.com/blog/archives/2004/01/planning_for_gr.html Articles Wed, 14 Jan 2004 18:02:19 -0800