POS Executive Commentary

  1. Mobilegeddon: Is Your Business Ready? 6/9/2015

    Smartphones. Social media. Instant communication. Our world is ever changing and evolving. Along with these changes in technology come changes in how businesses operate. One of the biggest changes can be seen through business’ presence on social media and via their organizations’ websites.

  2. Ask Coach: How Do I Get My IT Solutions Provider's Employees To Take Ownership Of Responsibilities? 6/3/2015

    How do I get people to step up and take ownership of responsibilities so I can get out of the middle of things?

  3. Advice For The IT Channel: 4 Ways To Market Your Business 5/27/2015

    If you ask CEOs to name the most difficult aspect of their businesses, most will say the greatest challenge is reaching and retaining customers. The best way to educate your customers about your brand and the services you offer is through a strategic and coordinated approach to marketing.

  4. 25 “Leadership Learnings” To Help You At The Helm Of Your IT Solutions Provider 4/9/2015

    I am blessed to be able to spend a lot of time with leaders from all over the globe. Over the years, I’ve collected some observations about the disciplines and habits they live by. Here is a compilation of things I’ve observed and learned as I’ve watched these leaders do what they do.

  5. How To Quickly Integrate A New Salesperson Into Your IT Company, Part 1 3/30/2015

    I was asked by one of our peer group members to provide some advice as it related to the hiring and onboarding of a new salesperson. The potential hire did not have an IT industry background.  So my advice to him was twofold, focusing around how to get the non-IT person up to speed and how to quickly integrate the new hire into their company.

  6. How To Quickly Integrate A New Salesperson Into Your IT Company, Part 2 3/30/2015

    In the first part of this series, I shared some strategies around onboarding a salesperson into a new industry.  This article will focus on the second question of how to immerse a new hire in your company culture and expectations.

  7. How IT Solutions Providers Can Strategically Plan A Benefits Package 3/30/2015

    All IT companies are facing a shortage of qualified workers, and this is especially true for SMB owners.  It seems as though the “big boys” have the competitive edge when it comes to compensation packages, perks, and benefits. In addition, the changes brought about via the Affordable Care Act have frustrated many employers, forcing them to reevaluate their benefit packages by dropping some benefits, adding additional benefits, or modifying the plans themselves.

  8. Stuck On Your IT Services Business Strategic Plan? How A Coach Can Help Jump Start Progress 3/24/2015

    I heard Verne Harnish speak at a conference a few years ago.  He said many great things but the most impactful (to me at least) observation he shared was around coaching.  He shared how Tiger Woods, who at this point was at the pinnacle of his career, was impacted by a coach.

  9. IT Solutions Providers: Which Lake Are You In? 3/24/2015

    When I was in college, I spent my summers working at a YMCA camp. I was responsible to keep all the trails, playing fields, and general areas mowed. I also did some general maintenance stuff around the camp as well. Occasionally, I would get to do some work down by the lake. It was here that I would witness hundreds of kids get in a canoe, many of them for the first time.

  10. Ask Coach: What Sharing A Bathroom With 4 Women Taught Me About Family Strategic Planning 3/16/2015

    Q: How do I do strategic planning with my family? Coach: Have you ever shared one bathroom with four women? I have. It makes for an interesting study in human relations and tests communication and mutual respect like no other situation I know.