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Strategic vs. Tactical Decisions – Return on investment(ROI) in Writing a Business Plan (Pt. 3)

by Bart Gragg

Understanding, clarifying and assigning strategic versus tactical decision making is key in business. I almost want to say “Duh, really?” There appears to be an imbalance in strategic vs. tactical thinkers: around 90% of leaders or managers are tactical and only about 10% are strategic. I believe that we can teach and be taught the [...]

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Return on Investment (ROI) for Writing a Business Plan (Pt. 2)

by Bart Gragg

Part 1 is here… Holding this type of information in your head will cause it to explode – and cause your business to implode. By the way – fatigue comes from trying to hold too many pieces of information in the head – studies show that your brain uses more than 50% of your caloric [...]

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How Do YOU Measure Morale in The Workplace?

by Bart Gragg

What is morale? Why is it important? How do you know -objectively if it’s good or bad? How do you measure morale?

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The Marines and Toys-For-Tots

by Bart Gragg

The SF Chapter of ASSE sponsors a toy drive each year for Toys-For-Tots – each person that brings an unwrapped toy to the Annual dinner gets $5 off his/her dinner ticket. This year we received a letter from the Marine that runs the Toys-For-Tots Program in our area – I have posted it here. As [...]

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Recommended Reading – A New Resource

As I speak to groups and individuals and refer to some of the great books I have read I am asked for my book / recommended reading list for managers and others that wish to stay informed. Instead of creating a .PDF version I have started a page of the titles that have most intrigued [...]

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Return on investment(ROI) in Writing a Business Plan (Pt. 1)

When people ask “What’s the return on investment for writing a business plan?” they are actually asking two questions: “WHY should I write a business plan? What’s it going to cost me?” Others ask for “numbers from other companies that show what kind of return they made on their business plan”. As if they could [...]

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