Share I just read about NetFlix’s vacation policy, and think it is a great indicator of what their corporate culture is like. So what is it? It isn’t. There is no policy or tracking of vacations.  How did this smart and simple thinking come about? An employee pointed out that we dont track hours worked per day [...]

Share We created our Core Purpose 4 years ago: “Making Lives Better.”  But as we brought our Core Values and Envisioned Future to life inside of Nurse Next Door, we struggled with how to do the same with purpose. Until I started to study Disney.

Share Yesterday our # 1 competitor toured our operations. At Nurse Next Door, we do a lot of tours. So many people want to see what we are doing, that they ask to come visit. And we show them. We have learned and continue to learn so much from others that at a very minimum, [...]

Share A few months ago I attended a Verne Harnish learning event, and Jim Collins performd a 4 hour keynote on his new book “How the Mighty Fall”.  Afterwards, I was invited to a private lunch with him (Nurse Next Door and 21 other entrepreneurial companies are part of his “Gazelles 22″ or founding club [...]