Throughout my whole career I kept hearing discussions about consensus vs. command and they always rubbed me the wrong way…
What actually works was never such a mystery to me.
The problem is that people would talk about consensus or command as the only two choices for management style. Read More
Happy New Year everyone!
I told this story in a recent member call…
It was when I got my first real executive job. I was reporting directly to the GM of a billion dollar business.
I had multiple levels of management in my organization and I had global responsibility. Read More
Delegating is not just about assigning work.
Delegating is about making sure that the right work gets done at the right level, and making your team more capable.
As a leader, you always need to think about building a more capable team. Read More
This month’s Business Leaders’ webinar was on
LEADING BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
If you missed it you can
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(which includes the presentation, and useful worksheets and templates.)
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Over the past year, my work with clients has focused me on the part of business that is about getting your organization to execute. Read More
Awhile back I wrote an article about how BMW “pseudo-service” repels customers.
For those that did not read the prior article, the gist is that as an owner of a new BMW your choice is to get free service from BMW that you dislike (because of the awful and useless, “give me a 5” survey process I described) or to get good, paid-for, service from someone else. Read More
This month’s Business Leaders’ webinar was on
SUCCEEDING WITH VIRTUAL & REMOTE TEAMS
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Here is what we talked about:
In business today, it’s important to recognize that it’s not just our companies that are global. Read More
Linkedin, Facebook, and other social networking tools are fine, but they don’t do the work for you.
To put real value in your network (and stay connected to people who are not online) you also need to think about your network in the real world. Read More
Once a quarter or so, I find it valuable to step back and ask: How am I doing?
Otherwise, you can end up consumed by work for years at a time, and not be really happy, or not be really getting anywhere. Read More
This month’s Business Leaders’ webinar was on
CONFIDENCE & YOUR PERSONAL BRAND
If you missed it you can
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(which includes the presentation, and useful worksheets and templates.)
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Here is what we talked about:
So many people (at all levels) struggle with this topic. Read More
The wrong peopleAs I am preparing for a session next week with an executive team on Leading Transformation, I got thinking about what blocks organizations from getting done what they intend.
What blocks their business growth?
What keeps them from executing decisively on new things? Read More
