When you enter the planning phase – whether it is business planning, launching a product, or marketing plan – you cannot be limited.  You need to be willing to explore untried paths and find inventive ideas.  There should be no sacred cows and you  have to put blinders over the “not invented hear” crowd.  This video discusses what...

Many businesses and entrepreneurs are great at making plans.  While it is one of the toughest things to do initially, it is easy to create plans once you get the hang of them.  Where things go wrong is the failure in execution of those plans.  The problem is trying to execute too many things at the same time spreading resources out with no depth....

In my previous blog about business planning, I discussed the method of backwards planning.  Whether you are planning a marketing campaign, a social media initiative, a sales plan, or even something unheard of yet… it is best to execute those items in manageable pieces. …break up the tasks into those easily executable, manageable chunks. It is best first...

Happy New Year!  In an effort to join the chorus of blogs, posts, and tweets wishing you success and tips for planning for your resolutions, I am going to add a bit of twist.  When it comes to your business, especially when it comes to your business plans you should build into this New Year the concept of backwards planning. Backwards planning is a...

An article in the recent edition of the Harvard Business Review talks about the need to bring conflict into the workplace.  Picking a fight about the future direction for a brand, product, or company can be key in bringing out innovation and a stronger plan. The article gives you the tools you might need to set the conditions and manage the fight within the...