Written by: Joey Muething, Align Product Manager When explaining a product manager’s role, people typically refer this Venn diagram to illustrate the answer. To sum it up, product managers operate at the intersection of a company’s user experience, technology and […]
As a business leader, your ability to hire, inspire and bring out the best in those that work with you is a key factor when it comes to achieving strategic growth. When it comes to aligning your team to meet […]
Every great business starts with a purpose-driven strategy. Amazon, McDonald’s, Mac, Eggo Waffles all started with a unique idea and built a strategy around their idea to capitalize on their uniqueness in ways that no one else had yet. As […]
By: Andrew Blickstein This article originally appeared in The Business Journals. “I know I need to have meetings, but they seem like such a waste.” Every leader has hit a point where he feels like his efforts to catch up with […]
If you read anything about business methods these days, you’ve no doubt come across the term “OKRs”. The concept first came to prominence when Google revealed its internal processes in 2014. Since then it has taken on a life of […]
The Chief Happiness Officer at MaxHome in New Orleans is a little down these days. As in bored. The home renovation company, whose mission statement is “to make everybody happy,” has, judging from annual sales, made everybody happy. Certainly customers […]
Growing businesses have many needs: the right hires, cash flow, capacity. These are all complex items that demand our attention, but there is another need that should stay at the top of the list for growing companies. It’s what keeps […]
Scaling up your company can be daunting and it doesn’t help that everyone in a five-foot radius wants to give you advice, insights, and “nuggets of wisdom”. The trouble is, even well-intentioned advice can be dangerous if it isn’t fact-checked. […]
Photos used with permission of Meredith Schultenover. Women in Business: Meredith Schultenover This week as part of our Women in Business series, we interviewed Meredith Schultenover, the Managing Director of Kraft Enterprise Systems LLC. Kraft is the trusted business partner for fast […]
Don’t you hate how it always rains the one day you forget your umbrella? While we can’t successfully plan ahead for every possible situation, having the right tools and info when you need them can make your life so much easier. […]