by Ron Hequet | May 18, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Business Development, Business Planning
No organization can improve until leadership admits there is a problem. — Ron Hequet There comes a time in the life of an organization when change is inevitable. Fueled by growth, decline, or stagnation, organizational reshaping must occur to move the company...
by Ron Hequet | May 4, 2016 | Career Development, Employment, Job, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement
No one can predict the future, but you can influence it. — Ron Hequet What if I developed a plan to drive the performance of an $8M company up by 4+ points, gaining an additional $320K of profit? Can you translate the value of that service into dollars per hour?...
by Ron Hequet | Apr 27, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Career Development, Employment, Job, Networking, Personal Development
It’s typical to think that entrepreneurs are the only ones who own their own business. But in reality, everyone is really in business for themselves in one way or another, even when you are someone else’s employee. — Ron Hequet Not long ago, I sat at breakfast...
by Ron Hequet | Mar 16, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Business Planning, Employment, Job, Performance Improvement, Professional Career
Baseball was my sport when I was a kid. I played second base. In fact, the Cleveland Indians scouted me. I’ll never forget the scout, a guy named Joe. Joe had to be 60, if he was a day. He wore a tattered ball cap that he should have retired years earlier. Suspenders...
by Ron Hequet | Mar 9, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Employment, Performance Improvement, Professional Career
To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace – Douglas R. Conant, former Fortune 500 CEO No matter what the economy, engaging your employees is key to energizing a high-performing workforce. An engaged employee is not simply a happy one. At a good...
by Ron Hequet | Mar 2, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Business Planning, Career Development, Employment, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career
Great customer service! Whether true or not, there’s not a business that doesn’t boast it. In fact, when I perform a business analysis of a client’s operations, I usually always hear “We’ve got great customer service.” Or, if I ask a business owner in a casual...