by Phil Olsen | Jun 19, 2025 | Business Principles, Commandments, The 10 Commandments, Uncategorized
Atlanta is known for having a lot of cars. It’s interesting how simply having a piece of metal surrounding us can drastically change our perspective. If someone dropped you off on an interstate ramp or under an overpass, you would quickly feel exposed, very...
by Phil Olsen | Jun 13, 2025 | Business Principles, Commandments, The 10 Commandments, Uncategorized
Exhaustion is as much a state of mind as it is a biological reality. Burnout, stress, and the resulting cynicism and inefficiency easily can dominate in a high-pressure environment. Chronic stress, unclear job objectives, brain fog, decreased motivation these are the...
by Phil Olsen | Jun 4, 2025 | Business Principles, Commandments, The 10 Commandments, Uncategorized
The concept of branding a company is a basic business concept – a common focus or consideration of anyone in business. But what is a brand? The most common image that comes to mind is a logo (Nike’s swish, or McDonald’s M) or a color (Coca Cola’s red). It could be a...
by Phil Olsen | May 28, 2025 | Business Principles, Commandments, Perspective, The 10 Commandments, Uncategorized
In her article in the Harvard Business Review1, Maura Thomas quotes preeminent 19th century psychologist, William James, “My experience is what I agree to attend to.” Thomas’ angle on this is, “Your attention determines the experiences you have, and the experiences...
by Phil Olsen | May 22, 2025 | Business Principles, Commandments, The 10 Commandments, Uncategorized
Being an executive is fundamentally a process of creating and inspiring excellence in decision making and execution. Becoming elite in this process is a challenge that holds significant potential. The problem often isn’t information, the problem is being able to...
