Entropy

EntropyThis is a word you had better learn.Entropy is the conveyor belt your business is built on. It is moving backwards all the time. It never stops.So, if you are improving things at your business just a little—a little better service, a little product...

Physics Lesson

F=M*ADo you know what that means?  You should. It can determine the fate of your business.It means FORCE = MASS X ACCELERATIONSo what and how how does that apply to business?OK. I have a 15 pound bowling ball. I rest it gently on a glass table. There it sits. The...

Remember When a Hershey Bar Symbolized America?

READING, Pa. (AP) — Production of York Peppermint Patties and other candy brands is coming to an end at The Hershey Co. plant in Reading, Pa.After 23 years in Reading, the chocolate maker is closing the plant Friday and moving production to a new factory it has...

Do Little Improvements REALLY Yield BIG Results?

As I hope you know, my business theme is that small changes lead to big results.  I am constantly frustrated by managers and CEOs who do not understand this very, very, very important concept. When businesses hire me, they often want the big change, the huge...