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...
by Phil Olsen | May 14, 2025 | Business Principles, Commandments, Uncategorized
There is a key to making confident, effective decisions. In our culture we pursue self-esteem as one of the most important issues for societal health. Knowing I have intrinsic value has considerable merit. Having ultimate confidence in myself, however, may not be as...
by Phil Olsen | Jun 22, 2024 | Change, Perspective, Uncategorized
It’s Not What You Think In all likelihood, the greatest thing you can do to develop your business does not involve learning something new. That’s problematic for people in my business because we are all about helping people discover something new they have not...
