Looking Back, Moving Forward

The recent celebration of Ideal Consulting Services’ 20th anniversary has prompted me to reflect on the past and look into the future.  As I reflected on the past, it was clear to me that there were so many people, companies and organizations that have been part of...

Predicting People

Understanding and managing people and their motivations The one common, underlying aspect to all areas of business and life itself is people. Whether we are trying to market, sell, run a business, or handle employees, we need to understand people. How often have...

Business from Outside the Box

Management includes thinking and operating from outside the box How often have you been frustrated because things are just not going the way they are supposed to?  I hear this lament from clients all the time.  Another common complaint I hear is: “there...

Be Proactive Not Reactive

Management-be prepared to make things happen How often do we hear that we should be more proactive and wonder how we could possibly be more proactive than we already are? In this article I would like to explore the ways in which we are reactive and the ways in which...