Category Archives: Succession Planning

Atlas already Shrugged

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Boomups

  We small business owners, a majority of whom are Boomers, are the Atlas of the U.S. economy. We account for 80% of the hiring and we are on a hiring strike … we have shrugged. (Ayn, are you listening?) … Continue reading →

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A Shot Across the Bow

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Boomups

  One of my clients, after completing a Boom_Up Assessment with me, quickly fired a SHOT ACROSS THE BOW of their organization. What did they do? They reached down two levels into their company and promoted a Gen Y to … Continue reading →

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The Leadership Development Dilemma

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Boomups

  In our early careers, we Boomers  bought in to a concept of hierarchy as career path. We eagerly took jobs in corporate structures that were  hierarchical in nature. We sought entry points into companies and assumed that we would … Continue reading →

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Content and Context

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Boomups

I have on my dining room table a large bowl of cherries. The bowl is large and made of clear crystal. The cherries are from Trisha’s orchard, down the road from my house.  The cherries are the content. The bowl … Continue reading →

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The Yoga of Boom_Ups

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Boomups

I ran into Anthony at the book signing of mutual friend yesterday. Anthony created a highly successful Yoga school and is known for his expert knowledge of Yoga and a deep understanding of the philosophies and spiritual traditions associated with … Continue reading →

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Boom_Ups IS Entrepreneuring

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Boomups

Boom_Ups will be the next major wave of business entrepreneuring. A bold statement indeed …. let me explain my rationale for this statement. An unprecedented confluence of events has occurred; they are: Boomers are hitting retirement age – 10,000 a … Continue reading →

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The Boom_Up Development Life Cycle – A New Business Process for Creating a Boom_Up

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Boomups

One fine morning before sunrise I was burning brain cells on the subject of best practices to create a Boom_Up. The process I was seeking would  highly leverage known and proven business change strategies and business process engineering methods…but what approach … Continue reading →

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Creating your Boom_Up – First Steps

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Boomups

To start the process of converting your existing company to a Boom_Up, first map out and create a “35,000 foot view” step-by-step map of your company’s Critical Path. What is your Critical Path? For example, at RSW Partners, our Critical … Continue reading →

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Moving Your Business Toward Boom_Up Version 1.0

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Boomups

Think of it this way, your existing Boomer business works like a tried and true computer operating system. We’ll call it Boomer Version 4.5. We want to upgrade it or replace it with Boom_Up 1.0. How do we get there? I … Continue reading →

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Passing the Talisman – A Necessary Condition for S.M.A.R.T. Model Success

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Boomups

The S.M.A.R.T. model guides the Boomer business in redefining the WAY that WORK is DONE and the CONTEXT in which the work is accomplished while TRANSFERRING and maintaining the core essence and  success of the company. Passing the Talisman Boomer … Continue reading →

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