Tag Archives: Leadership
The Secret Of Company Groweth
How does a company grow from being a small, family-owned operation to having 20,000 employees and sales of $2.8 billion? It’s all because of the acronym, USP. It stands for “Unique Selling Proposition” and all successful organizations take the time … Continue reading
OutBack Steakhouse Lessons
The Harvard Business Review published a fascinating article on a restaurant chain many know around the country: Outback Steakhouse. There are lessons from Outback Steakhouse for every business, beginning with the phrase used most often in television advertising: No Rules, … Continue reading
Mission Valley Bank is Opening New Branch
Mission Valley Bank is months away from opening a new branch in Santa Clarita but is already hiring employees to work there, training them at two other branches. If the bank doesn’t strike early in getting qualified people on the … Continue reading
Business Plans
Appeared in the July 12, 2006 in print edition of the Los Angeles Times Q: I never wrote a business plan, but my company took off without one. Now I’ve hit a rough patch with reduced cash flow and almost … Continue reading
