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Talking About Values is Good Business by Bill Collier
April 23, 2012
What do “values” have to do with business? Everything! This isn’t about “touchy-feely.” I see core values as a hard-nosed business practice, just like reducing costs...
What are we Waiting For?
April 12, 2012
One of my favorite traditions of our annual Gathering of Games celebration is that we recognize a handful of companies each year as Great Game “All-Stars” – an honor we commemorate by writing up a brief case study about the company...
Join Us at The Gathering of Games Conference: It’s Our 20th Anniversary
April 2, 2012
Running a business can be a lonely job. That’s why entrepreneurs are drawn to groups like the Young President’s Organization, Vistage, EO and the Birthing of Giants programs...
What is your Value Proposition?
March 20, 2012
One of the questions I get asked the most by other business owners is, “How do you know how much your company is worth?” The simple truth is your company, not unlike your house, is worth only as much as someone else is willing to pay for it...
Got a Trust Problem? Open the Books
March 8, 2012
I took a client to open book management pioneer SRC Corporation last week. For them it was an eye opener. For me it was a reinforcement of what’s possible when a company shares vast amounts of the right information with its people...
The Challenge of Handling a Moving Target
February 29, 2012
Since I promised to deliver Part Two of our prior blog, here it is. As a recap, I blogged last time about how challenging it can be to focus on numbers that tend to change even after you’ve technically closed the books on an accounting period...
Transparency and Leadership: Avoid Emily Litella Syndrome by Bill Collier
February 25, 2012
Emily Litella, in one of her typical on-air rants: “What’s this I hear about computer parking lots? We’re in a recession, people are losing their jobs, and now we have parking lots for computers! It’s an outrageous waste of land and money!” Jane Curtin, with her typical disdain for Emily: “It’s commuter parking lots...
Timing: It will Drive you Crazy
February 14, 2012
The race to end the accounting year is full of twists and turns. You really don’t know where you are going to end up until that final day where your year officially ends, after which you can begin the arduous process to close your books...
Is the American Dream About to Die?
February 6, 2012
Rethinking the Debate Over the 99-to-1 I hold a staff meeting every week here at SRC. We go over the financials of the company and anything else of material significance. This is a critical part of how we communicate to our associates...
What’s Your Number? by Bill Collier
February 5, 2012
“What gets measured gets managed.”
It’s hard to argue with that piece of wisdom. That said, here’s another old saw to consider: “If everything is important, then nothing is important...
