As this year end approaches, now is the time to take stock of how 2010 went for you and your company. And this can be the perfect opportunity to reflect on what went right. Now maybe you’re thinking… “it would have been GREAT if more had gone right.” And there is a time to look at [...]
What Does Ice Skating have to do with how your business Handles Change?
September 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I was a big fan of watching figure skating – to me it was the perfect melding of athleticism, artistry and music. I watched Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Oksana Baiul, Nancy Kerrigan (yes I followed the whole Kerrigan/ Harding drama). They made it look so easy. I envisioned myself gliding effortlessly on the ice, doing [...]
Need to Cut Costs Without Crippling Your Company?
September 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
These days, it seems like everyone is feeling the pressure to cut costs in their company. Oftentimes this cost cutting needs to occur so the company can survive in the short term. But how do you ensure that the results of those cuts don’t damage your ability to satisfy your customers? That they still receive [...]
You CAN Achieve Those New Year’s Resolutions!
January 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We’re at that time of year when most of us are taking stock of where we’re at in life and looking to make some changes… in our health, fitness, family, career, business… We dream of being organized… of getting through those to-do lists… of managing a smoothly run business instead of fighting fires. But how [...]
Need a Recipe for Sustained Improvement?
August 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dear Steller Solutions, I’ve heard you are an expert at Lean Manufacturing, a process improvement system with a lot of great press and results across the globe. I hired a consultant to implement Lean Manufacturing on one of my assembly lines last year. Frankly, I thought it was a lot of good ideas, but my [...]
I Will Survive…
February 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If your business mantra sounds like a corporate remake version of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” – you’re not alone. It seems like everywhere you turn these days, we’re getting more bad news about our current “financial crisis”. Businesses that were well positioned for growth are shifting into maintenance mode. Businesses that were just getting by [...]
The Secret to Lasting Improvements and Results? New Habits!
January 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
So you’ve made those first quarter plans for your business. This year, 2008, will be the year that you’ll do things different. You’re going to stay focused on your new plans and achieve great results. How is that working out so far? Are you sticking to your plan? Are the activities within your business changing [...]
Is Your Business Suffering From Unintended Consequences?
December 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever put into place policies to motivate your team to behave in a certain way and ended up with an altogether different result? That’s an unintended consequence! The book “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything” authored by Stephen J. Dubner & Steven D. Levitt is devoted to documenting this [...]
