"Management is not sexy," I once heard someone say. Everyone, it seems, wants to talk about leadership. Leadership sounds appealing to people. It's sexy. It's like management has become a dirty word. I think people avoid discussions around HOW to be effective as a...

Most people think they understand leadership. Heck, there are a gazillion books written on the subject. Yet, few ever really lead effectively. We think leadership has to do with possessing certain characteristics and personal attributes. It doesn't. You don't have to...

We keep a chore chart in our home. My wife created it and each week she re-delegates the list of chores among our 4 children. A couple weeks ago, while one of my sons was taking out the garbage, my wife reminded him that he left his soccer cleats on the back patio....

The work of a leader, CEO, Business Owner, General Manager, Entrepreneur, Head Guy or Gal or whatever you call yourself is distinctively different than any other work you do in the business. When I say work I mean the way you think, respond to situations, your...

Do you remember the commercial, "When E.F. Hutton speaks, people listen?" They should change it to, "When Warren Buffet, speaks people should listen." Warren knows business. He's practical, straight-forward, pragmatic and unconventional. His approach works. There are...

No matter how many systems, policies and procedures you might have in place in your business, if you can't or don't trust your people to operate or live by your standards, then all the work you spent creating them is a waste of time. Most businesses have high...

Effective communication is critical to the success of any business. Good communication is simply a transfer of information that will ultimately lead to an action. Think about it for a moment. Everything that is said is intended to invoke some response or action. If I...

Several years ago I set my kitchen on fire and almost burned my house down. Some of you have heard the story. After the dust and smoke settled, literally, I learned some very valuable lessons. One of the lessons was acknowledging the importance of good and relevant...

Developing a solid business requires that we have a solid business development system. The Level 7 approach to business is that system. One of the many reasons the Level 7 System works is because it gets all the people in your business involved in some way shape and...

Everyone has a role within your organization. In some cases people occupy multiple roles or positions. Interestingly, although everyone has a title in the business, people are often confused about what others do in the business. A lack of clarity results in a lack of...