Don't let a closed mind open the door to business failure. Last month I was reminded of an essential tool for driving continued success and good business management...positive energy. It's difficult to leave our ‘comfort zone’ and accept the risk inherent with new opportunities. This is true in both professional and personal endeavors. Now buying a new brand of yogurt at the grocery may not qualify for daredevil status, but starting a new career or suggesting a major strateg

Leveraged conflict can be a good thing for your business strategy. As someone who’s held both business strategy and project management roles, I appreciate the unequivocal purpose and value of each. Likewise, I see the importance of keeping the Ying -Yang relationship purposely in place. The opposing, and hopefully balanced, relationship of strategy and tactics has been present in human culture for centuries. It's the same in business in many ways. Strategy brings the vision