Blog - Inspire Yourself

Sep 26

Leadership, Growth, and Your Next Step.

Being a CEO myself, and having worked with and coached many other CEOs, I have learned this about leaders: You want to grow your company. You want to climb to the top of your market. But how do you specifically get this done? I know you want more for your... read more →

Jun 08

How I Overcame My Biggest Mistakes.

If you had to dig deep into your heart and deep into your history to the place you have your mistakes hiding, to the place you put things when you do not want to remember, what would you tell me were the biggest leadership mistakes you ever made? Were they... read more →

June 8, 2017
Gary Ross
4 Comments
Culture, Inspire, Leadership, Team Building

Feb 24

My Dog Died Today; How It Made Me A Better Leader.

My dog died today. Well not just my dog. My wife’s dog. Her best friend. Our kid’s dog – for 13 years of some of their most impressionable teenage years. And many of our friends and neighbors dog – who looked at Lulu as their own. One of the girls.... read more →

Jan 24

Take 2 Performance Actions Now – and You’ll Beat Your 2017 Plan!

2017 has begun and you have come out of the starting blocks - so how does the start of your year look? Would you like to take some actions now that will change the performance of your company even more positively? It starts right now, in the first month of... read more →

January 24, 2017
Gary Ross
2 Comments
Growth Strategies, Leadership, Team Building

Dec 07

Leading Your Board – CEO Survival Tips!

I am sure you are working very hard to close the year strong and soon (or maybe already) you will be evaluating your company’s final 2016 performance. And your Board will be looking at your performance also! What kind of grade would you give yourself if you were on the... read more →

December 7, 2016
Gary Ross
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Growth Strategies, Leadership, Management, Team Building

Nov 01

Utilizing the Partner Scorecard to Succeed In New Markets!

Once a company defines its partner strategy and picks which target markets to pursue with partners, the next challenge becomes execution. I am sure you have seen companies spend a lot of money trying to add a partner in a new market only to shut it down 12 months later... read more →

November 1, 2016
Gary Ross
2 Comments
Growth Strategies, New Markets, Partnering

Sep 07

Want to Find New Markets? Be Non-Traditional!

If you are thinking ‘Well I am successful today, so I do not need to do anything different’, there are many examples of successful companies who did this and got passed up. You cannot let that happen. Vijay Govindarajan, a professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business sights companies like... read more →

Jul 28

Using ‘The Cars on the Road’ to Launch more New Products!

You are doing a great job generating enthusiasm around your new products. You have talked with your customers, partners and associates about new product ideas and they are excited to offer input. They are hopeful you will make their suggestion a reality. And now you are getting inundated with all the ideas! ... read more →

July 28, 2016
Gary Ross
6 Comments
Growth Strategies, Innovation, New Product Development

Jul 05

How to Turn a New Idea into a Successful New Product!

Launching new products or services? Whether it’s another evolution of your current products, something completely new, or part of an acquisition, you and your competitors are feverishly working to get exciting new products to market. To achieve the results for your business that you really want though, you need to... read more →

July 5, 2016
Gary Ross
1 Comment
Culture, Growth Strategies, New Product Development

Jun 15

3 Tips To Help Your Sales Team Win New Customers!

Everyone wants great salespeople. But it is sometimes difficult to find them. And sometimes when you do, in many respects, it is like the NFL draft. They look good on paper or maybe at one company, but when you get them, they are not successful at winning new customers. Why... read more →

June 15, 2016
Gary Ross
6 Comments
Business Development, Growth Strategies, Sales, Winning New Customers