May 08 2013
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Send to Kindle How to Implement Change You Don’t Agree With No matter where you are in the leadership hierarchy, at some point you will have to implement a change that you aren’t 100% in favor of. Many leaders are taught that the best way to do that is embrace the change and present it …
May 03 2013
Opinions vs. Facts: Which Do You Use? I was just reading an article that masqueraded as a thought piece on various social issues relating to business and economic circumstances. As I read, I quickly became aware that the piece was really just a screed lamenting the fact that businesses use resources. The article …
May 01 2013
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Too Much, Too Fast: How Leaders Should Pace Themselves When Implementing Change You won’t be in the leadership seat very long before you find yourself wanting to make changes in the organization. That’s natural and good. Constant improvement is important. Be careful though. Too much change too fast can be worse than no …
Apr 24 2013
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Strategic Planning: What To Do When Crises Hits “There’s just no sense in detailed planning because today’s world moves much too fast.” I hear versions of this mantra more and more lately. Granted, there’s a grain of truth here; the world is moving very fast. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t plan. Most of …
Apr 17 2013
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The Most Important Parts of Strategic Planning As I refined the strategic planning model I use today, I winnowed out steps I found so long and cumbersome that they detracted from actually completing a plan which organizations really need. So, everything that’s left is critical to accomplishing a strategic plan. But, there are …
Apr 12 2013
Leadership and Branding Branding is a very important concept if you want to sell something, including yourself. Branding experts commonly use Coke as an example. Almost everyone can recognize even a portion of the Coke logo; it’s an iconic brand. That’s the level of branding success every marketer seeks. If you put your …
Apr 10 2013
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How Leaders Should Use A Strategic Plan To understand how leadership should use the strategic plan, let’s look at a few things the plan is not. A strategic plan is not a marketing plan. It is the foundation for a marketing plan. How can you create a marketing plan if you don’t know …
Apr 08 2013
Advice for Aspiring Leaders I was asked once what advice I would offer to young people pursuing a career that involved leading. I would tell them pretty much the same thing I tell anyone already in leadership positions. The advantage would be the potential to avoid developing bad habits. Leading other human beings …
Apr 03 2013
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Why Leaders Need Strategic Plans Should you have a strategic plan? Unless you are leading a large organization, you may be thinking you don’t need a strategic plan, or that such planning is not your responsibility. Think again! If you are responsible for any part of an organization, you should create a strategic …
Mar 27 2013
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One Time When Money Can Be a Motivator I constantly tell people that money is not a motivator. Multiple studies have shown that to be true. Money can change behavior and can appear to motivate people but it doesn’t really help them meet their own needs. With one exception. In his Hierarchy of …
