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2020 – How to START ? ?

2020 – How to START ? ?

Business and Strategy
2019 has taken its final breath and it is time to start a new year. 2020 is just waking up but holds huge promise. The economy is strong, unemployment is low and the environment for business is ripe for growth. Simultaneously, business has been going on over the holidays. Shipment related issues, employees who have chosen to make their move to a new role and a million others are waiting for you upon your return. Add to this the need to kick the sales team off on a new revenue goal. For most, the first response is to clear the deck of these urgent items and then start on the list you are responsible for. (more…)
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Free your mind to end the year.

Free your mind to end the year.

Business and Strategy
2019 has been a year of great change. The economy alone will be one for the record books and likely many sales targets will be referencing the great sales of 2019 for years to come. The team at Fox River Group is looking forward to the time away and to celebrate the good fortune of our inaugural year. For most people, today is the start of the most important time of the year. Everyone has their own reason. For some it is celebrating the birth of a savior, others it is a festival of lights and yet others it is a celebration of heritage. For those of you involved in business, this period likely signal’s an end to the couple month long siege of the 2020 planning cycle. However, for…
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Is your Strategy secretly a Defense ? ?

Is your Strategy secretly a Defense ? ?

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Strategy is a plan for forward motion. The term date back to war and battle planning. One of the original objectives of the battle planning was to aid field generals in making the appropriate decisions once the battle started. As with any battle, the outcome often varies from the original plan, but having field personnel capable of making decisions in alignment with the overall objective was key in success. In the days before radio and telephone communications, this was exceedingly critical as communications were also often severed as part of the battle. (more…)
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Endurance Running vs. Strategy Execution

Endurance Running vs. Strategy Execution

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For most people, the thought of running a marathon, or worse, an Ultramarathon which covers all events longer than 26.3 miles or 42.3 KM. For most people, the reality of this type of activity is met with the response of “WHY?” and a look of bewildered intrigue like my golden retriever hearing an unusual noise. However, for most who regularly participate in these types of endurance events, the clarity of the goal, their personal “WHY” is vivid and clear. This clarity is conveyed with enough passion that friends and loved ones are able to understand and often go to great lengths to help the goal become a reality. In a simple sense, the athlete is effectively communicating their vision to accomplish a specific goal and the tactical requirements needed to…
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Is your business screaming or whispering ??

Is your business screaming or whispering ??

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There are endless quotes and meme’s related to “Important Things”. Some highlight that those items of importance are not really things, while others focus more on the available time for “Important Things”. It has been said “Important Things Whisper, Urgent Things Scream”.   While the exact origin of this quote was not easily identifiable, it has important correlation to business life. Over the past decade, companies have taken on buzz words like “Customer Centric” or “Customer Focused” as part of their core philosophy. Unfortunately, this has given far too many companies a reactionary work environment rather than one that focuses on meeting the needs of the customer and providing growth for the shareholders. (more…)
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Unexpected Changes

Unexpected Changes

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Living in southern Michigan comes with an inherent amount of uncertainty when it comes to weather patterns. Being bordered on three sides by large bodies of water tends to make weather difficult to forecast and makes our forecasts and ever-changing event. The adage of “If you don’t like the weather, wait 10 minutes” can be a reality in this region of the world. (more…)
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