business leadership

Where school taught us the wrong thing for business

School: Make sure it's long enough I remember in grade school getting an assignment to do a “report” on a…

11 years ago

The right (and wrong) way to have a skip level meeting

Don't count only on filtered information As a manager, it's vitally important that you talk to people at all levels…

11 years ago

Getting from Too-busy to Important

Busy is a choice Through my work, I talk to many people (exeucitves, mid-level managers, and individuals) at many different…

11 years ago

Stop having status meetings. 5 better things to do instead.

What's a good staff meeting? I have found myself talking about this with several clients over the past few weeks,…

11 years ago

Influence…Don't be THAT guy

The biggest factor in influence So many of my clients ask me about influence. They want to know how to…

11 years ago

How to have more energy when work is making you tired

Preserving your energy As I was writing the title for this post, I recalled when a former boss told me,…

11 years ago

Building a Stronger Team

This month’s Professional Development webinar was on the topic of Building a Stronger Team. If you missed it you can…

11 years ago

I need my team to be more strategic

People don't become more strategic I frequently talk to executives who are concerned about particular individuals on their team, saying,…

11 years ago

Personal Brand 101

This month’s Professional Development webinar was on the topic of Personal Brand 101. If you missed it you can download…

11 years ago

The best approach for an executive sales conversation

The conversation During one of the member coaching hours of my professional development program, someone asked me how to improve…

11 years ago