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My Video Blog
My Video Blog Let’s Collaborate: At Creedy & Company, we’re more than just a consultant – I am your dedicated partner in driving business success. With a deep understanding of your industry and unique needs, we collaborate with you to develop innovative strategies that enhance growth and achieve measurable results. By combining my expertise with […]
This Blog Is Interrupted For Something Much More Important
Written by Alan Creedy on . Posted in The Creedy Commentary, General Topics.
I know you are busy but YOU HAVE TO READ THIS! If you want to know what our future is about then I want to share a key example. Something that began just a few years ago and is now starting to pop up with a frequency that makes it into a trend. A trend […]
Interrupting This Blog For an Urgent Message
Written by Alan Creedy on . Posted in The Creedy Commentary.
Once in a while something comes along that deserves to be viral. Something that speaks to the common good and addresses issues deep enough to be shared by everyone. Intelligence indicates knowledge not wisdom. A wise man knows how to use his knowledge to make a good decision. A person may have a lot […]
The Creedy Commentary
The Creedy Commentary View My Commentary View My Video Blogs Let’s Collaborate: At Creedy & Company, we’re more than just a consultant – I am your dedicated partner in driving business success. With a deep understanding of your industry and unique needs, we collaborate with you to develop innovative strategies that enhance growth and achieve […]
Finish Well
Written by Alan Creedy on . Posted in The Creedy Commentary, Money: Getting it and Keeping it.
Posted on March 25, 2023 By Thomas A. Parmalee Forty-three years ago, Alan Creedy took over the financially distressed OGR Service Corp., the for-profit arm of what is now the International Order of the Golden Rule. With a background in accounting and psychology, he had no idea he was about to start his life’s work, […]
Funeral Service and Post Traumatic Stress
Written by Alan Creedy on . Posted in The Creedy Commentary.
After the Newton Massacre I brought up the issue of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in a blog entitled: PTSD: The Slow Leak in Funeral Service’ Tire I got so many responses I republished it as: The Unspoken Affliction:PTSD and the Funeral Director Since then I have received a number of comments and participated in several discussions […]
The Lesson of the $300 Shoes
Written by Alan Creedy on . Posted in The Creedy Commentary, Practitioner Forum: Insights and Ideas.
Last week’s blog sparked a lively conversation on and offline about clothing. From those conversations I think it might help to add one more insight. It was 1989. George H.W. Bush was president. I had just come from a podiatrist because my feet were in constant pain. I have flat feet. My prescription: wear only […]
A New Approach To Price Shoppers
Written by Alan Creedy on . Posted in The Creedy Commentary, Money: Getting it and Keeping it, Practitioner Forum: Insights and Ideas.
I subscribe to the Harvard Business Review Blog and an interesting article came through today that I wonder might have application to those of you who might be challenged by low price competitors. It is a way to separate those who are truly price shoppers and those who are looking for value. It also might […]
Why You Should Be A jerk More Often
Written by Alan Creedy on . Posted in The Creedy Commentary, Leadership.
Happened across this excellent advice the other day. Some things really are worth sharing. “Now, when I spell jerk with a small letter “j”, I’m referring to someone who is willing to say or do something that pushes a peer or subordinate far out of their comfort zones in order to make them or the […]
Reinventing The Obituary
Written by Alan Creedy on . Posted in The Creedy Commentary.
People are wondering what impact Baby Boomers will have on DeathCare. I believe one trend you as a practitioner can get ahead of is the reinvention of the Obituary. These two examples appeared in the Winston – Salem Journal on the same day. You will have to click on John Litcher to read his. John […]
The Excellence Trap: How We Confuse Efficiency With Effectiveness
Written by Alan Creedy on . Posted in The Creedy Commentary, Leadership.
Are you a shop foreman or a leader? In recent years a new focus has crept in to the profession. We are trending toward becoming shop foremen instead of leaders. The belief being that we must measure everything and compare everyone to everyone else. This is, in fact, a good idea and a long time […]