Sometimes you read stuff and it fits so perfectly all you are left with is: “I wish I had said that.” Just as I was preparing my next followup article on how to make yourself unnecessary Linked-In published this blog post. Since I couldn’t improve on it I will just share it. If you are… [Read More...]
The Creedy Commentary
On Becoming Unnecessary
May 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Funeral Service is simultaneously over managed and under led. The key to overcoming the “Being Necessary” complex is to recognize the difference between management and leadership. It is the overmanagement that creates all the physical and emotional stress in this profession. More to the point the current trends in misapplying management data is turning professionals… [Read More...]
Are You Too Necessary?
May 6, 2013 by 3 Comments
Saturday morning, January 7, 2012 my phone rings at home. “Al, this is Bob. Guess where I am?.” Bob Neiman is a successful internet entrepreneur who flies his own plane and dominates a narrow niche in the construction industry. Bob and his wife Amy have been friends of ours for many years now. Amy is… [Read More...]
4 Early Signs You May Be Losing Control of Your Business
April 29, 2013 by 6 Comments
Recently I read something that triggered an insight. In my Funeral Home Consulting practice it is clear that businesses don’t just suddenly spin out of control. Except in the rare case of disruptive innovation like an unconventional competitor, calamity does not occur overnight. ”Things” start happening well before the challenges are apparent. Almost all of… [Read More...]
Alan Creedy and The Arrangers Academy Announce Joint Initiative Aimed at Revitalizing Funeral Service
April 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Alan Creedy and The Arrangers Academy announced today that they have launched The 2020 Project, a joint initiative focused on reversing the declines that have negatively impacted the funeral industry for decades. Arrangers Academy CEO, Karl Jennings says, “Profitability in Funeral Service has declined for more than 25 consecutive years. In spite of some valiant… [Read More...]
He Is Risen
March 28, 2013 by 3 Comments
Here is a short video for Good Friday to remind us that Jesus lives. Watch it, you might be surprised where He lives. Have a wonderful Easter
Is this REALLY a Hill Worth Dying on?
March 25, 2013 by 4 Comments
I think I can make a very strong case that funeral service as a profession makes a vital social contribution to society. For me that makes it a noble profession. Unfortunately, the profession doesn’t act with nobility as often as so many of us would wish. Not long ago I spoke of Alpha Dogs and… [Read More...]
“If You Find You Are Riding A Dead Horse The Best Strategy is…
March 19, 2013 by 6 Comments
to dismount.” Archimedes once said, “Give me a lever long enough and I will move the world” For the last 30 years we have been pushing harder and harder on one and only one lever with diminishing results and it’s time we stopped. Many of you, dear readers, know that I have been a bible… [Read More...]
PTSD: The Slow Leak in Funeral Service’ Tire
March 5, 2013 by 11 Comments
As we enter our 3rd month following the Newtown disaster our nation has long since settled back into its routine fighting over symptoms and ignoring causes. I find myself reflecting on a hidden issue. A secret only occasionally mentioned and then quickly dismissed. No doubt those directly involved following this latest trauma are still affected… [Read More...]
You May Not Believe What You See
Take a look at the finalists in the first phase of the Design For Death Contest. You may have a non-positive reaction but take some time. These designs come from some of the world’s top designers. Many of them are fresh new insights into where our world is going. Personally, I think more than a… [Read More...]