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Cut the Crap and Close the Gap

Cut the Crap and Close the Gap is written by a Hog Farmer, Fortune 500 Executive and Economic Developer. It’s a practical operating guide for achieving breakthrough levels of performance by closing performance gaps between actual and desired performance and adjusting to exceed expectations. The principles of Cut the Crap and Close the Gap can be used by small and large businesses, not for profit organizations, state and local governments, faith based organizations and even parents.

According to Dunn & Bradstreet, 585,000 of the more than 22 million small to medium sized businesses in America close each year. Businesses with fewer than 20 employees have only a 37% chance of surviving for four years and only a 9% chance of surviving for 10 years. Nine out of 10 business failures are caused by a lack of general business management skills including management of staff, operations, sales, marketing and planning.

The Cut the Crap and Close the Gap management model requires the courage to question and challenge conventional wisdom and to operate with a spirit of continuous improvement, that things can always be better and that being satisfied with the status quo is totally unacceptable.

The foundation for the Cut the Crap and Close the Gap management approach is aligned with the philosophy of Civil rights Activist, Angela Davis, "I'm no longer accepting the things I can not change…I'm changing the things I can not accept".

The following chapters are filled with examples of how Jim Coleman has either applied or personally witnessed the use of the Cut the Crap and Close the Gap management approach over the last 30 years.

Jim Coleman

From being the manager of his family’s farm, Coleman Crest, at the young age of 12, to being a senior executive with a large financial services firm on Wall Street, Jim Coleman has enjoyed a successful career over the last 30 years of delivering profitable business results in some of the toughest and most competitive industry sectors in the world. Jim brings over 30 years of experience in senior executive positions in sales, marketing and organizational development to each client engagement. As a result of his past employment with Oscar Mayer & Co., Pepsi-Cola Company, Altria, American Express, and by managing and owning several small businesses, he is uniquely prepared to add tremendous value to any business or organization. Jim has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Howard University. Jim is also a certified instructor for Development Dimensions International’s leadership development programs.

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