by JeffH | May 31, 2023 | Business Operations, Management, Risk Management, Systems Thinking, Uncategorized
In 2011, I was the project manager for a global re-organization and outsourcing project that reduced the number of vendors my company dealt with directly from ~1200 to 4. Reducing the number of vendors we managed by 300x was a big achievement, but…we had no formal way...
by JeffH | Apr 21, 2023 | Employee Management, Management, Problems
Firing This is one of the most difficult tasks a manager must do, and often managers procrastinate taking this step because of its difficulty. Here’s how to do it well, when it must be done. First, realize that firing someone is good for the company and often good for...
by JeffH | Mar 8, 2023 | Business Operations, Management, Problems
First of all, let me admit that the title of this post might be misleading. It should probably be “How to gain as much control as you can reasonably expect over your business”. As my mentor Michael McIntyre says, many people suffer from the illusion that they can...
by JeffH | Mar 8, 2023 | Business Operations, Management, Problems
As a business owner, are you living the life you dreamed of? Or are you stuck in some way? Being “stuck” as a business owner can mean a variety of things since the specifics of each owner’s situation are different. While acknowledging that truth, I suggest that we can...
