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If change is so obviously important and necessary, then why is change so hard?  In thinking about this, I’m reminded of a joke I’ve heard many times:  Question:  How [...]

Everyone living in today’s world is faced with change on a daily basis.  Certainly change is nothing new – I can look back on my grandparents’ childhood (no indoor [...]

Guest Post: Glenn Van Ekeren is the President of Vetter Health Services in Omaha, Nebraska, a company committed to providing “dignity in life” for seniors.  Vetter Health [...]

Guest Post: Glenn Van Ekeren is the President of Vetter Health Services in Omaha, Nebraska, a company committed to providing “dignity in life” for seniors.  Vetter Health [...]

Late on a Saturday afternoon, I asked my wife, “Is there a good movie on TV tonight?”  Marsha replied, “The usual.  Why don’t you go to the Redbox and get [...]

In my previous post, I discussed the results of scientific research that supports the argument that we learn more from our successes than we do from our failures.  Moving away from the [...]

Some of my associates and I were having a discussion on the value of learning experiences.  The question was asked, “Do we learn more from our failures than we learn from our [...]

Julie Noble is the Director of Human Resources at Cain Ellsworth.  She is a nationally certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and works with business owners and managers on a [...]

After working through all the stages of the business life cycle (The Idea, Actual Work, Look Out World!, We’ve Arrived, Growth & Expansion, Downhill Slide), we’ve finally arrived [...]

Unfortunately, for a myriad of reasons, most businesses at some point find themselves in decline.  Sales are decreasing, or profits are decreasing, or both.  The biggest issue (and the [...]