by Joe Driscoll | Nov 25, 2009 | Leadership
Although business hadn’t been bad, it hadn’t been great either. It was time people stopped taking advantage of all the excuses that were available and started to put some numbers on the board. The President’s memo to the sales department encouraged...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 23, 2009 | Entrepreneurship
As every honest entrepreneur will tell you, starting any new venture is always more complicated than you think. The book version of “It’s Your Business” rolls off the presses this week. Publishing a book was certainly a new venture for me and it...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 23, 2009 | Entrepreneurship
If he had one regret in life, it was that he never had a chance to bat in the big leagues. “I would have liked to have had my chance to stare down a big league pitcher. Make’em think you knew something he didn’t. A chance to swing at the sky so blue...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 23, 2009 | Entrepreneurship
Two businesses were started about six years ago. One was founded by an engineer, the by other a craftsman. Both entrepreneurs were intelligent, competent, and hard working. Both enterprises got off to a successful start. Today one flourishes, employing nearly sixty...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 23, 2009 | Entrepreneurship
College football bowl games and professional football playoff games will provide a backdrop for holiday entertainment during the coming weeks. At one time or another, most all of us will find ourselves captivated by the spirit of a determined underdog’s bid for...