by Dr. Chris Wright and Dr. Jeff Magee The ability to calibrate and re-calibrate instantly based upon sound logic data is a hallmark of super achievers today. Your ability for instant connections and feedback can serve as instant course corrections and additions to what you do, thereby giving you significant market leverage!... Read More »

As a businessman, when the need arises to add or replace a member of my team, I find myself eagerly searching for an individual who will be a quintessential problem solver. My quest is to find the individuals who I can trust to carefully analyze the issues faced by my business, explore the possible avenues available to meet the... Read More »

The journey of my career has included business where I was a corporate attorney and advisor and a business owner and as a government official - first as Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism, next as Tulsa Mayor, and now as Oklahoma Governor Henry’s Chief of Education Strategy and Innovation. The view from each road I traveled... Read More »

Whether you’ve been recently laid off or have decided to embark on a new career, you’ve likely learned how competitive today’s job market is. For every available position there are as many as 30-40 qualified candidates vying for the same spot as you. Therefore, if you really want that new position and title, you have to know... Read More »

Do you have a strategy in these economic times? People are watching, saving and prioritizing where they spend their dollars. Our economy has changed. So what can you do as a businessperson? Let me share some things we have done in our business. Something we didn’t do was climb in a cave of hopelessness. We got busy! We had open... Read More »

Our English word “integrity” comes from the Latin word integritas, meaning completeness and purity. It can be defined as “rigid adherence to a code of behavior. It is a state of being unimpaired; soundness.” Integrity in a business sense could be defined as honesty. It is doing what you say you will do. Keeping your word... Read More »

From Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock in the 1970’s to Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book The Black Swan, we have been told time again that change is the only constant in today’s global business climate. Today change is coming in largely unpredictable, vast waves, with great speed and is most often discontinuous from any past... Read More »

Recession is defined as the downward movement of economic growth. Global economic recession is now felt all over the Country. Launching a business can be the most efficient route to renewed financial security. Not all new businesses make it. however. A great deal of any company’s success is within the control of the owner. Owning... Read More »

How is your business plan working for you? Are you satisfied with your organization’s progress toward your vision? Are you pleased with your employees’ commitment to and performance toward your plan? How do you feel about your company’s current profit performance compared to its profit earning potential? Many companies in today’s... Read More »

Kids come in with the ability to dream and dream big, especially when they look up and see the elements. How many remember the movie “October Sky”, about the boy who dreamed to fly rockets? He eventually became a NASA engineer. Have adults lost the ability to dream and improve our corporations to their optimal level of efficiency? Kids... Read More »