Alan Adler, Author at LKNConnect Community

ASK ALAN: What Will “Back to Normal” Look Like For Your Company?

February 4, 2021

The pandemic has changed our lives and how people feel Many business leaders are anxiously anticipating the vaccine solution toward “herd immunity” from COVID. The pandemic has disrupted all our…

ASK ALAN: What 2020 Taught Us About Managing Our Businesses

January 18, 2021

What 2020 Taught Us About Managing Our Businesses I’ll bet you are more than ready to get past last year and move into the new one! The pandemic presented us…

ASK ALAN: A New Year’s Resolution – Never Forget Your Friends

January 4, 2021

Why You Should Never Forget Your Friends These COVID-driven times Many strong, lasting friendships are cultivated through business relationships. They surface and marinate. Sometimes resulting from working on projects together…

ASK ALAN: The More Things Change … The More They Stay they Same!

December 21, 2020

The More Things Change … The More They Stay they Same! Back in the day, they called this a “Paper Fortune Cookie.” Later, we called it, “a Magic 8 Ball.”…

ASK ALAN: Ensure Success After COVID … Change Your Culture!

November 23, 2020

You can have a great business idea, strategy, and crafty tactics to stimulate growth. However, if you do not change your culture, they will not work. Becoming more customer-centric is…

ASK ALAN: About Changing Your Business Now & Post-COVID19 (From 30,000 Ft.)

November 9, 2020

From my observation of businesses and their leaders, from a 30,000 ft. level, I see many leaders connecting the dots. Regardless of the type of business, the pandemic is influencing…

ASK ALAN: Why is Your Favorite Service Organization Going Out of Business?

September 26, 2020

Service organizations struggle to attract and retain members Virtually every service organization in the U.S. is struggling to attract and retain members. Scouts, Lions, Kiwanis, Elks, Rotary clubs, and others…

ASK ALAN: Sharing the Secret Sauce Used by the Best Managed Organizations in the World

September 12, 2020

The Secret Sauce The “secret sauces,” used by the best managed organizations in the world are SOPs, (Standard Operating Procedures). When carefully crafted and introduced properly, their value is miraculous.…

ASK ALAN: Is Micromanaging Hurting Your Business Value?

August 29, 2020

In my previous column, “Is Tension In The Workplace Hurting Business?”, I explained why tension among employees is detrimental to businesses. Several readers wrote to me, suggesting that micromanaging is…

ASK ALAN: Is Tension In The Workplace Hurting Business?

August 15, 2020

As the leader of your business, are you feeling tension? Is there tension among your employees? Believe me, plenty of tension can be found in the workplace today given our…