Accelerated Growth Consulting

It’s that time of the year again when most businesses and organizations (just like yours) begin to work on their strategic plans for the coming year. However, the vast majority of strategic plans aren’t very strategic at all. Why? Because most strategic plans are simply tactical plans dressed up with the phrase, “strategic,” in front [...]

I know it’s hard to believe, but we’re almost done with calendar year 2010. As of today, there are only 103 days left before January 1 rolls around again–which means it’s once again time for that 100 Day end of the year plan and push campaign. And I do mean “plan and push.” Why? Because [...]

Do you ever feel that you make business too difficult in your own mind? Or do you ever find yourself getting lost in the complexity of everything you have to do in order to build a fast growing business? If so, then I think you’ll really appreciate the following simple grid of nine profit drivers. [...]

When you go to buy something yourself, are you more interested in getting the “New” thing or the “Better” thing? Which one gets you more excited? Note: this even applies to Apple. When they introduce something that’s improved (for ex. speed) it gets a yawn. But when they introduce something new (for ex. Face Time or [...]

Every company has them–they’re the reason why we love Dilbert, laugh at The Office, yell at the auto attendant in “customer service,” who “can’t understand our response,”  and can’t wait to tell our friends and co-workers, “You won’t believe what happened to me today.” Or, in the case of people like me, blog about them. [...]

I was talking with someone earlier this week and the conversation got started something like this. “I have this process I’ve been trying to get people to buy in to but I’m having trouble getting more people to buy it.” Sound familiar? My first question to him was, “You’ve started this by defining a process/product. [...]

If you’re at all like me, chances are you have some favorite quotes that you return to over an over again to  pick you up and get your headed in the right direction. I remember, shortly after my board coup several years ago, the movie “Rocky Balboa” came out and in the middle of the [...]

If you were to make a list of the four most important words in your business or organization, what would they be? Would they be your core values (for ex. respect, responsibility, honesty and service)? Would they be a phrase (for ex. “Make it so, #1” in deference to Capt. Jean Luc Picard of Start [...]

Whenever Steve Jobs speaks, it’s usually worth listening. Love him or hate him, he’s always worth listening to–especially because he masterminded one of the most amazing comebacks of all time. Thirteen years ago when he returned to Apple they were just 90 days away from going bankrupt. And then, just last week, they surpassed Microsoft [...]

A few months ago, after talking with a client, I decided to write a blog post on the differences between mission, vision, initiatives and goals–and it’s been one of the most read posts on my blog. In light of that, I decided to practice what I preach (find out what people want … and give [...]