Author Archives: Phyllis Ezop

We hear a lot about the importance of hiring professional managers to replace the entrepreneurs who drive a company’s successful growth. We are repeatedly reminded that the growing companies need to ultimately replace their entrepreneurial leaders with professionals who can … Continue reading →

Find a market need and fill it. Then scale up the business so it can grow much larger.  Sounds like a recipe for success. But, there is still an unanswered question. Will it last? We are reminded of this in

As technology gains importance, strategic decisions about focus often entail issues related to digital transformation.  A narrower focus has long been known to have advantages over being spread too thin. On the other hand, however, businesses can often benefit from … Continue reading →

With technology changing rapidly, businesses face the need for technology transformation. But, the type of tech transformation that works superbly for one company, might not work well and could even be disastrous to another. This can be true even if

We hear a lot about the ill effects of focusing too heavily upon the short term. Successful endeavors often require a longer term effort. But, can there be too much emphasis on the long term?