Have you met anyone who enjoys being a road warrior? George Clooney in Up in the Air aside, most people don’t really enjoy slogging from airport to airport and hotel to hotel. Air travel is unreliable with constant delays. Security is tight with restrictions that make it difficult to get basic supplies on board. And [...]
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Have you ever wondered where common sense comes into play in decision making? I once encountered an executive who believed that if he could just explain to his customers why he has to charge what he does to make a profit they would understand. In a role reversal exercise, when he was the customer, he [...]
This is part 2 of a two-part blog. To read part 1, click here.
The number one goal is to understand the importance of leadership and spend time leading the organization, not just running it.
In my thirty years of business management experience, there is a list of leadership “sins” committed every day by well-intentioned executives. [...]
This is part 1 of a two-part blog. To read part 2, click here.
Why do some companies succeed and others fail? Sure, part of it is the state of the economy, may be the industry they are in, could be how deep their pockets are. How much of it is leadership? Are we ready to [...]
Top leaders agree, exceptional leadership has no room for ego. Since we started this blog in February we have interviewed top leaders around the country and they all concur. Leaders of great performing companies can’t do it alone. They put the spotlight on their employees.
Jim Collins introduced the concept of Level 5 leadership in his [...]
Perhaps, nothing! Perhaps, millions of dollars. The answer depends on how you manage your brand. According to BrandZ, brand value contributes almost 1/3 of the value for Fortune 500 companies, or close to $2 trillion.
A brand is defined as “that which gives meaning, recognition and value to your entity.” A brand is often confused with [...]
In today’s competitive marketplace, companies are only as good as their people. The best companies get that and have unique hiring processes to hire people who are aligned culturally with their company’s brand promise.
But, so many companies don’t. How many times do you encounter those in the service profession (such as retail associates, telephone customer [...]
Most leaders get it wrong. If an employee is doing 70% of their job description really well and 30% marginally or worse, what do you do? If you said, “focus on their strengths,” you were right! Most of us have a tendency to want to “fix” what isn’t right. Here is the downside of focusing [...]
When you stop and think about it, how many of us are settling? Doing something that is acceptable or tolerable because our dream didn’t work out?
But wait, how many of us actually tried to attain our dream? Further, do you know what your dream is?
My experience is there are far too many people who [...]
Leaders have an opportunity and an obligation to add value to their teams and organizations. Size of the organization is irrelevant––a leader is there to “raise the tide so all boats float higher”. When that happens, employees are challenged, feel valued, and are more productive, more innovative and more likely to help the company achieve [...]