Are You an Octopus?

Are You an Octopus? by Tom Stocker Is your business in control or do you control your business? Being an octopus stifles growth; revenue, creative, personal, profit and worker to name a few. Evaluate yourself. And be candid. Does everyone in your organization come to you to make a decision, big or small? Do you […]

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Call “The A Team”

Call “The A Team” by Tom Stocker Back in the 80s there was a TV show called “The A Team”. The main characters were a group of four ex-special forces mercenary do-gooders wanted by the law. Each of them had a specialty making them invaluable to the team. They were always called in by some […]

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It’s All About Growth

Without growth to its top and bottom lines, a business will die. This fact is why one of the first questions I normally ask a business owner is about the future. Where do they want their business to be in five years, ten years, twenty years? The answer I receive usually depends on the lifecycle […]

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