Unlock Success with Executive Coaching Executive coaching has emerged as a powerful tool for professional development, offering leaders a tailored approach to enhance their skills and achieve peak performance. As organizations recognize the value of investing in their leadership teams, the concept has gained popularity. In this article, we
Decisive offers fresh strategies and practical tools enabling us to make better choices. Because the right decision, at the right moment, can make all the difference. Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities: We define our choices too narrowly to
In Part I of this blog series, we talked about how strategic planning is essential for your integration business. Today, we take that discussion a step further to explain why integrators should conduct strategic planning every year. Many times, we don’t start planning for adverse events until they appear,
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series on forecasting, Joel Harris details three critical KPIs to help integrators predict future results, followed by how to forecast revenue from your monthly backlog. In this final installment we unlock the predictive value of your new order history. Does your project
This insightful and brilliant analysis of ethics teaches readers valuable skills in evaluating tough choices and arriving at sound conclusions. “A thought-provoking guide to enlightened and progressive personal behavior.” —Jimmy Carter This book was formative for Brad Malone as he grew his department from 3 to 300 people – and
Who should be responsible for the estimating process? One of the issues Navigate often addresses with customer is the estimating process. Today, our own Steve Riley is joined by Tofiq Indawala, Director of Product Management at Solutions360, to discuss who should be responsible for the estimate. “This is a conversation
What Should You Do When Customers Have Unrealistic Expectations? In the middle of 1999, I was a regional sales manager for a manufacturing company, covering most of the eastern US and Canada. My boss, Scott, decided to join me on the road one week in the Philadelphia area. Although the
How do you delegate responsibility in your integration business? Delegation is a word that can strike fear into even the most savvy of entrepreneurs. However, the issues that come with delegation might stem from the matter of not learning how to delegate responsibility properly. Most people can see advantages
Without even defining corporate adolescence, you can figure out what it means. Corporate adolescence is a term I like to use to describe that awkward stage in a company’s life when they are no longer small—but not yet large. You have some of the characteristics of each but are not
Is Your Next-Generation of Leadership Ready to Lead? Finding and retaining talent is a hot topic with systems integrators in 2019. NSCA and Navigate commonly hear how many integrators are struggling with developing new leaders to better understand the business, enlarge their contribution, and add more value. Navigate has listened to
