
Is Your Business Evolving or Standing Still?
Are you running a business that adapts or one that’s stuck in the past? Learn how data, leadership, and technology drive growth in today’s changing market.
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Are you running a business that adapts or one that’s stuck in the past? Learn how data, leadership, and technology drive growth in today’s changing market.

January sets the plan. February tests leadership. Learn how to keep your team aligned when urgency and distractions take over.

Part IV I concluded each of my breakout sessions with the same question: What legacy do you want your leadership to leave? I was struck

Part III During my breakout sessions at Violand’s Business Planning Retreats, the next question I asked was similar to the previous one: How do you

Part II Small business owners are often viewed as being tactically oriented: problem solvers, analytical, bottom-line driven, and inclined toward a command-and-control style. While these

Part I Wrapping up VMA’s Business Planning Retreats for the year gave me a front-row seat to nearly 150 business owners laying out their plans

GREASY FOOD Growing up in a Midwestern family with a mom who was an exceptional cook—especially when it came to the heavy, greasy fare the

WHEN FREEDOM BECOMES A CAGE A quick search of the top reasons entrepreneurs give for starting their own businesses consistently puts independence and autonomy at

CURIOSITY IS KING Many of us are familiar with the expression “needing to be the smartest guy in the room.” It describes a trait common

WHEN SUCCESS CREATES A NEW DILEMMA, PART I The dilemmas successful owners face are not signs of failure. They are natural byproducts of building a