What stupid stuff are we doing?
Why are we doing this? As a business leader, one of the things I always marveled at was how much crap creeps into a business operation over time. Processes go out of date (and become void of any...
View ArticleConfidence & Your Personal Brand
The Webinar: This month’s Business Leaders’ webinar was on CONFIDENCE & YOUR PERSONAL BRAND If you missed it you can Download the Podcast or Download the whole Webinar (which includes the...
View Article3 Questions: How effective are you at work?
How am I doing? 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...
View Article10 easy ways to network in the real world
Getting Real 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...
View ArticleSucceeding with Virtual & Remote Teams
The Webinar: This month’s Business Leaders’ webinar was on SUCCEEDING WITH VIRTUAL & REMOTE TEAMS If you missed it you can Download the Podcast or Download the whole Webinar (which includes the...
View ArticleBMW Bad Service – The Sequel
Previously…Free service you don’t like 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...
View ArticleThe accidental expert
I was recently telling a story about a time in my career that turned out to be kind of life changing. The set up: I was always too young for the jobs I had. My peers were often 15 or more years older...
View ArticleLeading Business Transformation
The Webinar: This month’s Business Leaders’ webinar was on LEADING BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION If you missed it you can Download the Podcast or Download the whole Webinar (which includes the presentation,...
View ArticleFailure is the key to delegating
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...
View ArticleDo one thing differently this year
Happy New Year everyone! Too busy 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...
View ArticleConsensus or Command? Neither works!
The wrong terms 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...
View ArticleLesson from the dogs…
Lesson from the dogs About a year ago, I went dogsledding in Canmore, Canada. It was great. And ever since then, when I have a discussion with an executive about their organization, I think back to...
View ArticleEffective Career Development
Career Development is one of those things that often gets a lot more talk than action. It typically is a very highly ranked “want” on employee surveys. As a manager, Career Development is tough to...
View ArticleStakeholders and Sponsorship
The Webinar: This month’s webinar was on STAKEHOLDERS & SPONSORSHIP If you missed it you can Download the Podcast or Download the whole Webinar (which includes the presentation, and useful...
View ArticleHow well do you invest your time?
What is time management? Somebody recently asked me, “what do you mean by time management”? My answer is this: Time management is refusing to waste too much time on low-value, low-enjoyment...
View ArticleHow to become more valuable
Since this month’s upcoming webinar is on Developing Strategic Habits, I wanted to talk how becoming more valuable and being more strategic are connected. What do I mean by “being strategic”? The...
View ArticleSuccession Planning: Take my job, please…
What is a good succession plan? I find it interesting is that most companies do one of two extremes when it comes to succession planning: 1. Nothing at all 2. A very cumbersome process with lots of...
View ArticleDeveloping Strategic Habits
The Webinar: This month’s webinar was on DEVELOPING STRATEGIC HABITS If you missed it you can Download the Podcast or Download the whole Webinar (which includes the presentation, and useful worksheets...
View ArticleMaking your work-from-home policy work
Now that the dust has settled a bit about Marissa Meyer’s controversial “no working from home” policy at Yahoo!, I thought I’d weigh in. Many companies provide work-from-home options. Employees love...
View ArticleBuilding your brand without bragging
“But I am humble” You need to be viewed as credible if you want to be highly effective and get the recognition, resources, and trust you deserve. But you can’t be credible if you are invisible. Humble...
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