Micro-Management vs. Abdication Management In recent years, there has been a lot of momentum towards providing employees more autonomy and empowerment.  But is that necessarily good? Patrick Lencioni observes… The pendulum swung far away from micromanagement and seemed to get stuck on the opposite end of the spectrum, in a…

By The Kurzen Group  October 25, 2016  General News It’s the time of the year for one of our legendary sports events, the World Series. This year we have the Indians, who haven’t won since 1948, and the Cubs who haven’t won since 1908.  Should be a humdinger!  I grew up…

If you try and chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb~ Several years ago, like many entrepreneurs I was struggling with feeling overwhelmed with too many things to do. Consequently, there were a lot of things I wasn’t doing or wasn’t doing really well.  In many…

Fortune Magazine says 70% of CEOs fail because they don’t take action. The real problem isn’t the high-level strategy. It’s bad execution! Your strategy becomes public knowledge rather quickly – the deal breaker is in how well you execute! Southwest Airlines is the only airline that has made money every…

Several years ago, I was asked by an Atlanta Journal Constitution reporter, “What do you see as the biggest hurdle to business growth?”  My response was, “Companies hang-on to the wrong people too long.”  Okay, I can’t take credit for this great insight.  Jim Collins wrote in Good to Great over 12 years…

A few weeks ago I attended a book signing for the Welch’s new book, The Real Life MBA. While there, I heard them mention that they’ve spoken to approximately one million people in Q&A sessions since 2001. The question most often asked: “Why is it so darn hard to get everyone…

Every entrepreneur dreams of having a fast growth company and seldom does it come easy.  If you are a fast or medium growth company, you have probably experienced periods where you seem “stuck” – you may be there right now!  You have built a successful company, but it seems like…