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Demonstrating to investors that your business model is sustainable, especially in times of uncertainty or jarring disruption, like we’re facing now with the Coronavirus pandemic, can give you the edge you need to get funded. In my previous article, “Now’s the Time to Get Your Business Funded: Coronavirus Edition,” I highlighted the fact that savvy investors are still looking for great investment opportunities. Those great opportunities include investing in both the idea and the one with whom the idea originated. [...]

The data regarding the American work force is stunning. Did you know that 65% of all employees today are looking for the next opportunity? It’ not surprising that 70%-75% of American workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. Gallup embarked on an analysis of the future of the workforce and found that “the company’s productivity depends, to a high degree, on the quality of the managers”. Gallup called this “the single most profound, distinct and clarifying finding in its 80-year history”. [...]

More than 70% of transformation efforts fail, according to data reported in Harvard Business Review. John Kotter, one of the most prominent leaders in the business transformation industry, spent 15 years studying why change initiatives fail, which led to the development of his 8-step process. In the first two parts of this series, we discussed Why Business Transformation Efforts Fail: Climate and then Why Business Transformation Efforts Fail: Communications. These articles both addressed why change doesn’t happen, but in this [...]

More than 70% of transformation efforts fail, according to data reported in Harvard Business Review. John Kotter, one of the most prominent leaders in the business transformation industry, spent 15 years studying why change initiatives fail, which led to the development of his 8-step process. In part one of this series on Why Business Transformation Efforts Fail: Climate, we discussed the first three steps in the process. We’ll take it to the next level in this article by discussing the [...]

More than 70% of transformation efforts fail, according to data reported in Harvard Business Review. John Kotter, one of the most prominent leaders in the business transformation industry, spent 15 years studying why change initiatives fail, which led to the development of his 8-step process. This article is going to touch on the first three steps in the process. Creating a Climate of Change One of the quickest ways to fail is to start by implementing the change. (NOTE: I’m [...]