by Smock Winter | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Mike Smock was born and raised in Ann Arbor, went to MSU, then moved across the country with stops in Chicago, Salt Lake, and San Francisco before recently resettling in DeWitt, Michigan. Mike has been married for more than 40 years to his high school sweetheart and...
by Smock Winter | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Pray. There comes a time when you need to throw away the spreadsheets, silence the advisors, tear up the plan, and go with God. ADAGEGo with God———-RESPONSEPray. There comes a time when you need to throw away the spreadsheets, silence the advisors,...
by Smock Winter | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Get on the field. Play the game. ADAGEGet Off the Bench———-RESPONSEGet on the field. Play the game. Contemporary business leaders face a deluge of daily distractions that will pull them away from making sales calls, inspecting production equipment,...
by Smock Winter | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Remove all technocrats from the line of fire.ADAGEWarriors Lead the Way———-RESPONSERemove all technocrats from the line of fire. These are the folks who are always afraid of offending someone. Who quiver when receiving three customer complaints on a...
by Smock Winter | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
You nurture babies and prize-winning orchids. ADAGEDo Not Nurture———-RESPONSEYou nurture babies and prize-winning orchids. Employees require challenge. Training. Intensity. Friction. Competition. Nurturing leads to employees who believe they are owed...
by Smock Winter | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Fairly distribute the wealth. ADAGEGreed Is Not Good———-RESPONSEFairly distribute the wealth. Reward the best with a larger share of the wealth. It is not fair to reward a slacker with the same cut of the pie as a superstar. It is okay to use...
