Andy BaileyAny successful entrepreneur or businessperson will tell you that failures are inevitable. R.H. Macy started seven failed businesses before hitting it big with department store chain, Macy’s. Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard to unsuccessfully launc...
Andy BaileyAs the founder of Petra Coach, Andy Bailey helps organizations identify and clear the logjams thwarting their success. Bailey is a serial entrepreneur and current president of the EO Nashville Chapter, named one of the fastest growing EO chapters in...
Andy BaileyAs we approach the new year, a lot of you are probably thinking about your resolutions. Maybe yours is to lose 10 pounds or quit smoking. Or maybe it’s to have a fulfilling year, starting with your career. According to a study by Gallup, 63 percent...
Andy BaileyHave you ever seen a crew race? Situated in a long boat, rowers work together seamlessly to propel the boat forward. If one member of the team is not in sync, the rowing is less effective and the race less successful. This type of flawless synchroniz...
Andy BaileyHiring is difficult. The resume may look great, the cover letter may sound brilliant and the references may sing praises, but if in six months the new hire is leaving, something clearly has gone wrong. For any company looking to take its business to ...
Andy BaileyWe are in the midst of the craziest time of the year. Between holiday celebrations and 2014 wrap-up reports, gift shopping and 2015 goal setting, it all can seem overwhelming and, at times, even unmanageable. You’re not alone in this thinking. Ever...
Andy BaileyIt’s very easy to complicate things. This is especially true in business, where we tend to make even the simplest of activities much harder than they have to be. We can so easily get hung up on over analyzing data and implementing complex processes...
Andy BaileyMy family has lived in the same house for nearly 17 years, and when we moved in, it was as if there was an unspoken obligation for us to have children and decorate the house for holidays. So we did. We had our two daughters and covered the house and ...
Gene Robertson“But Voyager 1 has become — thrillingly — the Little Spacecraft That Could. On Thursday, scientists declared that it had become the first probe to exit the solar system, a breathtaking achievement that NASA could only fantasize about back when ...
Andy BaileyA rowing crew that is off rhythm will go in every which direction and never reach its destination. In order to be an efficient team, all members must row in perfect sync with one another, moving the boat in the same direction. The same rule applies t...
