The outcome of a strategic plan is relatively straightforward: a written document outlining the 3-5 year company objectives and how they will be achieved. Many companies have standard formats from past strategic plans, or outlines that are downloaded from the web. However, the value of the plan is not in the document itself, but rather [...]
Continue Reading →Part 1: The Rhythm of Outstanding Results
Putting Rhythm Back in Your Life
Try using this simple formula when organizing your day and prove to yourself how effective it is:
Work in short intense bursts for 1 ½ – 2 hours Try to focus [...]
Continue Reading →Here’s a riddle for you: What do sleep cycles, seasons, lunar cycles, music, tides, space-time strings, and rotation of the earth, planets, and sun have in common with outstanding, sustainable business results?
The answer is rhythm.
Nearly everything in the world around us has a rhythm. We are surrounded and [...]
Continue Reading →A highly successful mid-market IT consulting company, Saber Consulting, was embarking on its first major acquisition. They were absorbing the public sector division of Covansys, which would double the size of Saber and expand its service offerings. The acquisition had a number of challenges: the size, the location of the primary [...]
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The COO of an established player in the loyalty marketing solutions space had an issue that was keeping her up at night. Was her Sales VP and sales channel equipped to advance the company to the next level? In order to solve these pressing issues, VelocX was charged with assessing the leader, the channel, [...]
Continue Reading →1) Crystalize a Clear Vision
This seems like an obvious one, but it is amazing how many projects or other undertakings are started without clear definition. The clearer your objective is, the more the details are defined, the quicker and more efficiently you will reach the goal. Much like preventative [...]
The Portland Business Journal’s Annual Women of Influence Awards Luncheon is coming up later this month on April 25th, 2012. The VelocX team is incredibly proud to have Founding Principal Holly Files honored with an Orchid Award.
Each year, the Portland Business Journal recognizes 25 “women of influence” for their business and [...]
Continue Reading →Every year hundreds of thousands of American businesses close their doors; tens of thousands in Oregon do the same. Why?
Research on business failure consistently shows that poor marketing and leadership are among the chief culprits.
But what exactly are the marketing mistakes that business leaders make? What specifically are they doing that hurts their [...]
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Fleshing out the right management team for a start up business is one of the hardest tasks to get right. After watching successes and failures in over 100 start up businesses, I’ve identified the 5 key components of ensuring success in attracting the right leadership talent:
Hire for skills and not a marquee [...]
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