Author Archives: David Shedd

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About David Shedd

David has been a President - CEO - COO of an up to $350M group of manufacturing, distribution, specialty retail and services companies, having led 22 different businesses from turnarounds to start-ups to fast growth companies.

Quotes on “Winning Teamwork”

Posted on July 2, 2010 by David Shedd

As you may recall, I consider “Winning Teamwork” to be the second of the three keys for a Winning Business. Winning Teamwork is characterized by: Listening and Communication Accountability with Mutual Respect and Recognition Learning   General Quotes on Winning … Continue reading →

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Quotes on “Do the Right Thing”

Posted on July 2, 2010 by David Shedd

As you may recall, I consider “Do the Right Thing” to be the first of the three keys for a Winning Business. Do the Right Thing is defined as: Ethics, Integrity and Character Do the Right Thing to Ensure the … Continue reading →

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Quotes on Leadership

Posted on July 1, 2010 by David Shedd

For many years, I have been collecting quotes that apply to leadership and business. In a series of blogs, I will be sharing some of the quotes that I have collected. Please feel free to use them to pepper your … Continue reading →

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Good to Great (Jim Collins)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by David Shedd

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Other Don’t:  Jim Collins Good is the enemy of great Complacency creeps in Good to great transitions do not happen via the following: Larger than life, celebrity CEO arriving to … Continue reading →

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Winning Business

Posted on June 27, 2010 by David Shedd

Why Winning Business? As the leader of your company, you win personally when your business wins. Success in business is about winning. The money is important, but true long-term business are built and improved because the business leader has the … Continue reading →

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Things to Start Doing Today to Re-Charge Growth

Posted on June 22, 2010 by David Shedd

To re-charge growth, the leader of the company needs to get actively involved in customer services, sales and marketing, meet with customers, and listen to the sales team Continue reading →

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Prioritize on the Most Important

Posted on June 20, 2010 by David Shedd

In the last downturn in the early 2000’s, re-engineering was all the rage.  One of the books that defined re-engineering was Michael Hammer’s The Agenda: What Every Business Must Do to Dominate the Decade.   It is actually quite a good … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on June 20, 2010 by David Shedd

This website and blog is all about business success and what companies need to do in order to perform, improve, and grow.  The website is targeted to the business leaders and executives (Owners, CEO’s, Presidents, COO’s, Vice Presidents, and General … Continue reading →

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