Send to Kindle“In the fast paced world we’re in today, strategic planning just isn’t a good idea.” I’ve been hearing more and more of those kinds of comments. Many of them come from successful young start-up companies that seem to be proof of the theory. But, I don’t believe they are being honest with themselves. …
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Aug 21 2013
Leading Meetings – The Minutes
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Leading Meetings – The Minutes We talked about the importance of time management when leading meetings and now we’re going to discuss the minutes. But, in this case, minutes doesn’t refer to time but the notes that are distributed after the meeting. Minutes comes from the word minute (my-newt) as in small. They’re …
Aug 19 2013
Do Companies Need Managers?
It’s a question that few would have even thought to ask 20 years ago. The short answer is yes. To really understand though let’s dive a little deeper into the question. There are a few companies that have successfully experimented with the idea of eliminating any management or leadership positions. However, they’ve established …
Aug 16 2013
Leaders: Have You Ever Said “That’s An Order?”
Leaders: Have You Ever Said “That’s An Order?” “I never said that.” In a recent interview with General Colin Powell, that was his answer to the traditional belief that a military leader had only to say, “That’s an order.” The interviewer seemed a little surprised. After all, wasn’t that how military leaders made …
Aug 14 2013
Leading Meetings – Time is Slippin
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Leading Meetings – Time is Slippin Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin, into the future. OK Steve Miller was not talking about meetings. But he makes a good point that is certainly relevant to good meetings. Too often, leaders chairing meetings don’t take other’s time into account. They start late, run over, or …
Aug 12 2013
10 Steps to Increase Employee Turnover
10 Steps to Increase Employee Turnover Does your company suffer from low employee turnover? Are you frustrated because you’re HR department doesn’t spend enough time collecting exit surveys and hiring new employees. If your employee turnover rate is less than 100%, here are some suggestions to help you boost that rate. 1. Make …
Aug 09 2013
Leadership and Risk: Four Questions to Help You Decide
Leadership and Risk: Four Questions to Help You Decide Are you risk averse? Are you hesitant to step off the smooth, comfortable path of other’s success or do you seek opportunities to blaze a new trail? Are you willing to take a chance on someone else? Leadership is risk and taking risks can …
Aug 07 2013
Leading Meetings – The Agenda
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Leading Meetings – The Agenda How many times have you sat down in the meeting room wondering what the meeting would be about and if you were going to be expected to contribute? How did you feel? Probably unprepared and a little apprehensive. Are you doing that to people who attend your meetings? …
Aug 05 2013
Goals and Measurement: Is This Metric Necessary?
Goals and Measurement: Is This Metric Necessary? In the kitchen, my mother and grandmothers would often carefully measure ingredients, but sometimes they would not measure at all. They understood what seems to escape some business leaders –measurement doesn’t always have to be complex. Many years ago when I was introduced to goal setting, …
Aug 02 2013
Leadership Development: What’s the Return on That Investment?
Leadership Development: What’s the Return on That Investment? What’s the return on that investment? It’s a good question and one that any smart business leader will ask anytime resources are going to be expended. Unfortunately, too many senior leaders think of leadership development as an expense instead of an investment because it’s difficult …
