Incapable People

Loyalty is impressive and respected but if the wrong people inhabit your company you’re really in trouble. Speak to a well-qualified l

Protect Yourself with a Business Background Check
When most people think of a business background check, what comes to mind is usually basic information that's not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there's a lot more to a business background check than just the basics.No one wants to be cheated in a business deal do they? However, it almost

Is your company in a crisis? Not sure? Check out the list below to see if you need to take action now!

Denial

You have been warned that there are problems in the company. It doesn’t matter what kinds of problems there are—cash connected, poor collections, declining sales, increased defects if you’re a manufacturer, reports of terrible customer service, and on and on. Denial will kill your company. Get some help—fast.

Cash Problems

The checkbook and company savings account (if there is one) are decreasing every month. Your internal accounting person is on you every day to do something. But there are so many fires, and so many incoming phone calls hounding you that you are virtually paralyzed.

Vision Failure

Somehow you and your team lost track of what business you’re in. It was clear when you began the company, and that continued for many years but you have to admit that today’s vision is really vague and hazy now and since your market has changed and the times have changed you’re lost.

Customer Confusion

As hard as it is to admit to this issue you acknowledge that no one in your company has any idea what your customers want and hope to get in the coming years. The sad, hard truth is that your marketing and sales people simply aren’t doing their jobs. Nobody in your company ever asks your customers what they want from your company. A simple question that most always will result in clear answers.

No Strategic Planning

You don’t have a business plan. There is no written strategic blueprint that offers a track for the company to run on. Why not? Usually the answers range from “no time to do one, who would do it, no one here is capable, we know what to do… writing a plan would just be a waste of time.”

Incapable People

Loyalty is impressive and respected but if the wrong people inhabit your company you’re really in trouble. Speak to a well-qualified la

Leading Change - Listen More and Talk Less
"Well Dave, here's how it is. Thanks to Oracle, we have most of the parts we need for all of the products. However, we don’t have all of the parts we need for any of the products."That quote came from the Director of Purchasing regarding the new Oracle system the company had just implemented. Honesty w

company. Get some help—fast.

Cash Problems

The checkbook and company savings account (if there is one) are decreasing every month. Your internal accounting person is on you every day to do something. But there are so many fires, and so many incoming phone calls hounding you that you are virtually paralyzed.

Vision Failure

Somehow you and your team lost track of what business you’re in. It was clear when you began the company, and that continued for many years but you have to admit that today’s vision is really vague and hazy now and since your market has changed and the times have changed you’re lost.

Customer Confusion

As hard as it is to admit to this issue you acknowledge that no one in your company has any idea what your customers want and hope to get in the coming years. The sad, hard truth is that your marketing and sales people simply aren’t doing their jobs. Nobody in your company ever asks your customers what they want from your company. A simple question that most always will result in clear answers.

No Strategic Planning

You don’t have a business plan. There is no written strategic blueprint that offers a track for the company to run on. Why not? Usually the answers range from “no time to do one, who would do it, no one here is capable, we know what to do… writing a plan would just be a waste of time.”

Incapable People

Loyalty is impressive and respected but if the wrong people inhabit your company you’re really in trouble. Speak to a well-qualified l

Truck Driver Jobs Are Waiting, And So Is The Florida Sun!
The sunshine state of Florida attracts not only a bevy of tourists but it is also a great place to live and work. So much so, that there is one hotly contested job and that is the one of a truck driver. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that truck driver jobs in Florida are expected to increase some 20 t

team lost track of what business you’re in. It was clear when you began the company, and that continued for many years but you have to admit that today’s vision is really vague and hazy now and since your market has changed and the times have changed you’re lost.

Customer Confusion

As hard as it is to admit to this issue you acknowledge that no one in your company has any idea what your customers want and hope to get in the coming years. The sad, hard truth is that your marketing and sales people simply aren’t doing their jobs. Nobody in your company ever asks your customers what they want from your company. A simple question that most always will result in clear answers.

No Strategic Planning

You don’t have a business plan. There is no written strategic blueprint that offers a track for the company to run on. Why not? Usually the answers range from “no time to do one, who would do it, no one here is capable, we know what to do… writing a plan would just be a waste of time.”

Incapable People

Loyalty is impressive and respected but if the wrong people inhabit your company you’re really in trouble. Speak to a well-qualified l

The Inanimate Object Rule
Things go wrong. There are those 'bad' days, when whatever we touch seems to just not be right or work right.There is a simple test to this, which I call 'The Inanimate Object Rule'. This rule states that if you have a problem with anything that is not living (i.e. inanimate), then it's time to take no

t your customers want and hope to get in the coming years. The sad, hard truth is that your marketing and sales people simply aren’t doing their jobs. Nobody in your company ever asks your customers what they want from your company. A simple question that most always will result in clear answers.

No Strategic Planning

You don’t have a business plan. There is no written strategic blueprint that offers a track for the company to run on. Why not? Usually the answers range from “no time to do one, who would do it, no one here is capable, we know what to do… writing a plan would just be a waste of time.”

Incapable People

Loyalty is impressive and respected but if the wrong people inhabit your company you’re really in trouble. Speak to a well-qualified l

How Packaging Can Transform An Industry
Some industries are keeping current with innovative packaging technologies better than others. Packaging innovation can move your business from a commodity driven product into a premium product category. Not only that, it can build sales and create its own unique niche with little or no competition. Entire ne

c blueprint that offers a track for the company to run on. Why not? Usually the answers range from “no time to do one, who would do it, no one here is capable, we know what to do… writing a plan would just be a waste of time.”

Incapable People

Loyalty is impressive and respected but if the wrong people inhabit your company you’re really in trouble. Speak to a well-qualified labor/employment attorney about steps you must take to remove people who are hurting you and the company. It may take time but no company will ever reach its potential by keeping inferior people on the payroll.

If this is your company, it is time to take action! Contact Gene Pepper at the link below.