They’re Not Angels, Part VIII

Dec 26, 2022

Over half a million new businesses are started in North America every month, which equates to six million new businesses a year. That’s a lot of businesses! Naturally, they are […]

They’re Not Angels, Part VII

Dec 12, 2022

Grittiness. Angela Duckworth is an expert on the topic of grittiness as it applies to athletics, academics, the arts, and life in general. She even wrote Grit, a best-selling book on the […]

They’re Not Angels, Part VI

Nov 28, 2022

Adaptability. One of the characteristics that stood out for many of the clients in our study was adaptability. They figured out early on that the way they do things in their […]

They’re Not Angels, Part V

Nov 14, 2022

Disciplined Execution. While business author Jim Collins may be best known for coining the term “Disciplined Execution,” as it applies to big businesses, it’s my colleague Tim Hull who brings […]

They’re Not Angels, Part IV

Oct 31, 2022

Introspective. Admittedly, thoughtful and introspective are not the first words that usually come to mind when describing entrepreneurs. Bull-in-a-China-shop, ready-fire-aim, or my-way-or-the-highway seem much more accurate.   Yet it’s an […]

They’re Not Angels, Part III

Oct 17, 2022

Ego Management. Enough has been written about the impact that an overactive ego can have on a business that it hardly seems necessary to spend time writing about it here. […]

They’re Not Angels, Part II

Oct 03, 2022

Much of the research and subsequent writing that has been done on effective business leadership has focused on large, multi-national companies and executives—those with billions of dollars in annual revenue […]

They’re Not Angels, Part I

Sep 19, 2022

Having worked professionally with entrepreneurs for over thirty-five years (and being one myself), I can safely say that they’re an interesting group. Entrepreneurs are frequently smarter than they may come […]