business leadership

Why people don't do what you say

What Good General Managers Do series Your strategy is only good if you execute it Think of if this way……

15 years ago

When your skills are not valued…

Personal Brand and Defense Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where your gifts and skills don’t line up with…

15 years ago

Strategic Planning and other Delusions

What Good General Managers Do series Strategy vs. Numbers Most strategic planning exercises are doomed from the start by being…

15 years ago

Shame people into doing the work

When people don't deliver on their commitments One of the questions I get most frequently is how to get people…

15 years ago

Failure & Motivation: General Managers

What Good General Managers Do This is third article in my series of What Good General Managers DO. Aritlces in…

15 years ago

The Gap between Committed and Done.

Let's not call it "Process" Today I want to address a topic on process. But I want to re-label the…

15 years ago

Good General Managers and People

Last week I kicked off a series of articles about what good general managers do. I keep finding myself talking…

15 years ago

What do good General Managers DO?

I get a lot of questions from people about what it takes to be a good general manager. So I…

15 years ago

You can add more value

Last week I was the keynote speaker at an event for a services organization in an energy company. I spoke…

15 years ago

Think Like a General Manager

Context is critical 1. Understand what drives the business. 2. Put your work and your communications in that context. 3.…

15 years ago