by Chris Reich | May 31, 2010 | Business
Beer, BBQ and BodiesWhy did I have to bring that up and ruin a perfectly good, 3-day weekend of eating, drinking and fun in the sun.Because we have only 2 remaining sacred holidays in the U.S. Memorial Day is one of them. Veterans Day is the other.The death toll...
by Chris Reich | May 30, 2010 | Business
Rant #1 Team Building Does Not WorkI think we need to teach “teams” to get out of the way of talented individuals. Numerous examples. Take the BP spill. They don’t need a team or a village, they need people with talent to solve the problem, then they...
by Chris Reich | May 26, 2010 | Business
Question.It costs money to operate a fishing boat. You’ve got fuel, wages, maintenance, bait, etc., to pay for every time a boat goes out.You’ve got a fleet of 100 fishing boats. Big operation.The fish aren’t biting. The other guy’s boats...
by Chris Reich | May 26, 2010 | Business
I recently saw this at a trade show for sales professionals. Very few businesses are utilizing this amazing technology that is 100% guaranteed to increase sales.During the demo, most of the attendees were too busy playing with their I-Phones and Blackberries to catch...
by Chris Reich | May 18, 2010 | Business
About 60% of CEOs polled cited creativity as the most important leadership quality, compared with 52% for integrity and 35% for global thinking. Creative leaders are also more prepared to break with the status quo of industry, enterprise and revenue models, and they...
by Chris Reich | May 18, 2010 | Business
I have said for a long time that this “recovery” is establishing a new normal. The good ole days are gone. Clients don’t love you even if they once did. Today it’s about price. There is a lot of pressure on price. The price pressure is not...
