ARTICLES

Insights and Resources for Business Growth

Thoughtful articles on leadership, teams, and performance, written for people running real businesses.
Human Resources

So Many Buts

In spite of my wife’s quiet and demure outward appearance, she can be pr...
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Chuck Violand

Leadership and Management

A Note to the Owner, Part II

By focusing on a handful of fundamentals—not only when you launch your b...
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Chuck Violand

Leadership and Management

A Note to the Owner, Part I

The launch phase of a business is a critical time in a company’s formati...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

The Cherry On Top

Who doesn’t like an old-fashioned ice cream sundae? They’re guaranteed t...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

Grocery Store Test

I was once asked by a business journal in Phoenix to comment on what I f...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

Futurists

Starting the new year by writing about strategic planning is a pretty su...
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Chuck Violand

Teams and Culture

Signs

If we’re learning nothing else from this run of the lowest unemployment ...
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Chuck Violand