Saturday, March 21, 2020

How to protect your business from the Virus!


What can you do to protect some of your most valuable assets.....your firm, your employees, your family and more? 

Here is a collection of suggestions and resources that you might find valuable. 
Including how to protect employees.....your company......your customers.....your shareholders

Read more  Here 

       Steve Brody
     Brody & Associates 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

What Focus Really Means!!


Read lessons from Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and Steve Jobs.  When asked about the keys to their success......response was emphasizing a singular focus to major goals in their life.

For Gates it was his singular drive to master the computer world and its uses.
For Buffet it was his dream as a kid, to get rich by focusing on the right investment choices.
For Jobs, it was the discipline to learn how to say NO to most things and only move forward with a select few!

Some strong insights here.......Read more   

Hope you find it valuable.

     Steve Brody
     Brody & Associates

Friday, January 24, 2020

Use the rule of 3 to focus!!


The US Marines have used a simple principle for many years to focus & improve performance & productivity.   It is called the  Rule of 3 

The results have been something short of phenomenal.  The ability to focus.....to set priorities.....to remember a short list.....and improve productivity have been impressive. 

Read more about this  Here

You might just try it in your organization plus your life.

Hope it is valuable!! 

     Steve Brody

Monday, December 16, 2019

A Lesson in Emotional Intelligence


Jeff Bezos at Amazon showed how to effectively use Emotional Intelligence.  Amazon is long known for a focus on Innovation......but not every project succeeds.

Look at how he treated a recent failure to incentivize learning and growth.

Lessons everyone can learn!!

Read more at  Here 

Hope you find it valuable.

    Steve Brody

Thursday, November 14, 2019

When Apple lost $10 B.....what it means to you


Apple lost $10 Billion in market value in 2011, after they announced Steve Jobs retirement. 
What could this possibly mean to you?  A privately held firm. 

It's all about a firm being.....Owner Dependent.    Business value can be very fragile.....how dependent on you, is your firm?    What can you do to avoid yours dropping? 

Read more here

Hope you find this valuable

     Steve Brody 

   CEO Coach
   NAVIX  Exit Planner
   Strategic Planning facilitator 

Monday, October 14, 2019

Micromanaging is not managing at all!!


 Micromanaging is actually a sign of weak management.  So what is your leadership style?

Some key considerations are:

  -  It destroys your focus

  - Forget about others taking ownership

  - If it is them.....it's still up to you

  - Get over yourself

  - Delegate don't abdicate

  - Slow down   

The above is easier said than done....but pay attention to the consequences   



      Read more at: https://bit.ly/2OQntVp   

Hope you find it valuable
 
      Steve Brody
     Brody & Associates



Wednesday, September 4, 2019

The Recession is coming....The Recession is coming!!


But when will it arrive?  And which expert or economist will you listen to this time around? 
It has been said the forecasters have predicted 9 of the last 5 recessions. 

So what will be the impact on your firm or your plans?   It just might effect how you think about the timing and impact of considering that Exit Plan you have been keeping in mind. 

Read more about the key elements from one of the top Exit Planning firms in the U.S.
Navix Consultants has some valuable insights shown  here   

Hope you find it valuable. 

     Steve Brody
     Brody & Associates