General Management

Stop having status meetings! 5 better things to do instead

If you take the time to collect your team in a room together, the last thing you should do is…

11 years ago

Patty’s Must-read books (for Business Leaders)

I read a lot of good and useful books that I generally recommend, but most of them did not make…

11 years ago

Lesson from the dogs…

Lesson from the dogs About a year ago, I went dogsledding in Canmore, Canada. It was great. And ever since…

11 years ago

Consensus or Command? Neither works!

The wrong terms Throughout my whole career I kept hearing discussions about consensus vs. command and they always rubbed me…

11 years ago

Failure is the key to delegating

Delegating is not just about assigning work. Delegating is about making sure that the right work gets done at the…

11 years ago

Leading Business Transformation

The Webinar: This month's Business Leaders' webinar was on LEADING BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION If you missed it you can Download the…

11 years ago

BMW Bad Service – The Sequel

Previously...Free service you don't like Awhile back I wrote an article about how BMW "pseudo-service" repels customers. For those that…

11 years ago

The Blank-sheet (ideal) Org Chart

The right team Are you leading the team you need? Or leading the team you have? As soon as you…

12 years ago

People don't become strategic

The wrong people As I am preparing for a session next week with an executive team on Leading Transformation, I…

12 years ago

Leading People in Business

The Webinar: This month's Business Leaders' webinar was on Leading People in Business. If you missed it you can download the…

12 years ago