Get Stupid

Let’s assume for a second that being an adult of my age, owning a business, and being able to my bills and save is one definition of success. I had to get that out of the way because I am always suspect of my own ego, and I need to call myself successful for...

Sh!t Allen Says

I’ve referenced our cheeky and hopefully-not-too-offensively named Teams channel in many of our past blog posts: Sh!t Allen Says. I’ve decided that today is the day to share it with you! Only light curation. These are only quotes that I claim are all mine:...

Literal Shower Thoughts

I recently got into a discussion about meditation.  My roommate was discussing how difficult it was, and that she didn’t quite get it. So, I gave her my take-away from Karl Palachuk’s Relax, Focus, Succeed (See our Reading List). For the record, I...

What are we doing wrong?

While on-boarding a client recently, I was reminded of a common question I get asked in the early days of an engagement, “What are we doing wrong?” Rest assured, if you are able and willing to engage a process/business consultant or a...

Scorecard vs. Dashboard

If you are a data-hungry entrepreneur, then this article is for you.  It’s an early step in our consulting process to start developing metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Our initial KPIs usually show some data clean up is needed. That usually leads...