I have just received an advance copy of Michael Michalko’s new book Creative Thinkering and, not surprisingly, it got me thinking.
Not just in a creative way, but about creativity and its place in business generally.
Now, most professional service providers don’t think a lot about creativity, unless their business demands it (in advertising, for example). They tend to...
Decision making can be a wrenching exercise for entrepreneurs. Even though they have to make decisions constantly, they’re never quite sure if they’re right. Often their fears are realized and they have to either start all over again, or make extreme course corrections. But there is a methodology to making solid decisions.
Like most people in business, independent...
Every independent professional business operator suffers from analysis paralysis occasionally. Worse, it happens more often in an independent business than it does in a corporate gig where decisions are often made in a team setting.
When you’re an independent, the rhythms of business operation mean that when you’re trying to figure out some...