Author Archives: rickgramatges

Have you ever walked by someone’s desk and seen that they were using Excel and thought, “Oh they must be pretty good at computers,” and later found out that they were using it as a table editor? This is one of the most common “afflictions” in the modern office, the belief that because someone isContinue reading “Are you “tech” savvy?”

Humans love stories! We love to imagine what happened to get us “here” and where we are going next and to convey those thoughts through story. We don’t have to tell them to someone else, we may just think them and repeat them to ourselves. The more we tell ourselves a story, the more weContinue reading “What story do you tell?”

I once took over a role where my predecessor had a reputation for being consistently inconsistent. “We never knew what kind of day we were going to have until they said Good Morning. Based on the tone we knew what was coming and it could be great, but if there was a fight at homeContinue reading “Are you consistent?”

Have you ever thought that if you walked away from your business, it would fall apart? Why? What is so incredibly important about you that removing you from the business even for a short while would mean it does not function? Many Small to Medium Business (SMB) owners feel that without them the business wouldContinue reading “Can you walk away?”

I recently sat through an orientation for a company that has taken the “temp agency” model and moved it into the mobile app world. I had seen a few openings at the company and thought to myself, “what better way to learn about how they work than to become one of their users/temp workers andContinue reading “The Gig Economy – are you ready?”

Does money motivate you or are you more driven by a need to see your ideas come to life? A lot of entrepreneurs will tell you that they do what they do not for the money, but because they feel that what they are attempting will help people.  Some will say that they are drivenContinue reading “How do you pay your salespeople?”

Perspective is a great tool; it lets us see things that would normally be hidden. If you have ever used Google Maps to figure out where you are you know what I mean. A bird’s eye view of your location and surroundings help you figure out where you are, and it can help you quicklyContinue reading “Does Business Coaching Work?”

What if I told you that working on your “faults” or things you are not good at will only get you to a point of being average? Working on the things you are not good at will only get you to “good enough” and that is just to keep up. Think about playing tennis. MostContinue reading “Focus on what you are good at!”

You know how it feels when you are at a party and the host starts to clean up. It is a subtle message that the party is over and it is time to leave. Sometimes we don’t get the hint and either the host starts to show people the door, or they decide to justContinue reading “Is it time to leave?”

Many small companies feel they can’t afford to buy the tools they need for business, so they go for the “build it” approach. But is that wise? If you are a carpenter or handyperson, you have drills and picks and other items with similar names to what you would find in a dentist office, butContinue reading “Build it or Buy it?”