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Humility – A Leadership Attribute Throughout the Ages
One of the most difficult challenges for any leader is to remain humble in light of the success that the leader has achieved. Our business success inevitably leads to greater self-confidence, especially as we inevitably over-estimate our personal role … Continue reading
Who is Managing and Leading Your Front-Line Managers?
Every organization requires strong front-line managers and leaders. The job of developing these managers falls to their direct supervisors, leaders who are “managers of managers.” These managers of managers must select, train, and hold front-line managers accountable. Alas, many managers … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Team / People
Tagged Accountability, Business Leadership, Leadership Development, Management
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4 Warning Signs That a New Manager is Failing
Perhaps, you have just been promoted to management for the first time. Perhaps, you have just promoted someone to their first management role. In either case, the next few months will be a challenge. The shift from valued contributor to … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Team / People
Tagged Accountability, Business Leadership, Leadership Development, Management
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8 (Almost) Fundamentals of Problem Solving
As business leaders we are bombarded with challenges that need to be addressed, situations that need to be improved, and problems that need to be solved. Of course, each challenge, situation or problem is different. Nevertheless, there are some fundamentals … Continue reading
Four Reasons Why Leaders Don’t Take Action
The external environment is changing; we are living in the “New Normal”. The business is falling behind and weakening. Yet, nothing happens. No change takes place. Critical issues are not addressed. The leadership continues to do what it has always … Continue reading
Three Hidden Truths about Change – Guest Blog by Howard Perlstein
For 14 years I have been a corporate trouble shooter, the one brought in to figure out what is broken, to tell people what is wrong, to clean up a mess, to get people through gut-wrenching change. My job does … Continue reading
Posted in Improve / Turnaround, Leadership
Tagged Business Transformation, Business Turnarounds, Change, Do the Right Thing, Integrity
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New Year’s Resolutions: Do a Little Less… to Get a Little More Done
The New Year’s Resolutions for many B2B business leaders often boil down to achieving one goal: Be more successful with their businesses while spending less time working and having less stress. Given that most business leaders already work extremely hard … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Personal Success
Tagged Business Leadership, Change, Do the Right Thing, Focus
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Embrace the “Antithesis” for Better Decisions
As business leaders, our organizations depend on us to make the best decisions for the success of our businesses. The challenge, of course, is that most of these decisions need to be made without complete information and with conflicting facts … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Personal Success
Tagged Antithesis, Business Leadership, Decision Making, Devil's Advocate, Problem Solving
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The Bedrock of Your Winning Business – Ethics and Integrity
“We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence. But, rather we have those because we have acted rightly.” — Aristotle The times are tough. The pressure on you and all your employees is intense. You have employees … Continue reading
Posted in Business Acumen, Leadership
Tagged Business Leadership, Do the Right Thing, Ethics, Integrity
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The “Art” of Building an Organization – Guest Blog by Mark Herbert
In my series of blogs, I have been writing repeatedly about the how’s and why’s of building a winning business. The essential ingredient to a winning business is having the right mix of people with the same shared vision. My … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Team / People
Tagged Business Leadership, Employee Engagement, Mark Herbert, Winning Teamwork
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Less is More (Jason Jennings)
Less Is More: How Great Companies Use Productivity as a Competitive Tool in Business (Jason Jennings) Focus on the Simple Big Objective Keep everything simple and clear – including strategy The focus is determined by the leader in a defining … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Perform / Execution
Tagged Business Leadership, Do the Right Thing, Focus, Jason Jennings, Less is More
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Communicate the Vision… Teach the Vision
As a successful leader, you must … Define and communicate the values and vision for your company Align the company and all employees towards your values and vision Engage and then develop the employees to act in accordance with … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Leadership
Tagged Business Leadership, Do the Right Thing, Employee Engagement, Teaching, Values, Vision, Winning Teamwork
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Are You Being Honest? Are You Really Being Honest?
The first fundamental of a Winning Business is to “Do the Right Thing.” The first fundamental of doing the right thing is to be ethical. That is, to have integrity and honesty. I leave to a later blog my … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged Business Leadership, Candor, Do the Right Thing, Face Reality, Honesty, Integrity
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More Quotes on “Do the Right Thing”
As you may recall, I consider “Do the Right Thing” to be the first of the three keys for a Winning Business. Do the Right Thing is defined as: Ethics, Integrity and Character Do the Right Thing to Ensure the … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Perform / Execution
Tagged Business Leadership, Do the Right Thing, Focus, Integrity, Quotes
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Do You Return Phone Calls?
“Your call is very important to me. Please leave your message, and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you.” Welcome to the biggest lie in business!! Unfortunately, most people in business are not … Continue reading
The Sweetness Of Doing Nothing
Ahhh, summertime! The time to take a vacation: to get away from the office; to relax; to spend time with the family and enjoy the important things in life. Alas, it appears that yet again most business leaders will … Continue reading
Leadership and the One Minute Manager (Kenneth Blanchard)
Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Kenneth Blanchard In leadership, don’t work harder; work smarter Lao-Tzu: “When the best leader’s work is done, the people say: ‘we did it ourselves.’” Management requires different strokes for different folks There … Continue reading
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