Formulate, articulate, communicate, cajole, and inspire individuals and teams to collaborate to create a future that becomes your legacy.
Ritch K. Eich, author, Leadership Requires Extra Innings Whether you are assembling a group of leaders to occupy key posts in your C-suite or fielding a winning Olympic hockey team, many of the essential building blocks are the same. In an increasingly turbo-charged, competitive, and global business environment, there is plenty of talent to be […]
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In more than thirty-five years of consulting, I have found that, at the upper echelons of large organizations, natural intelligence differentiates the successful leader from the “also ran.” While you’ll hear debates about the roles of emotional intelligence, vision, and the ability to motivate others, brainpower trumps all. Three main components define what I call
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Todd C. Williams, Founder & President, eCameron, Inc. Listening to last year’s debate on the troubles with the Healthcare.gov website it struck me how the blame game destroys business. What at times was more finger pointing than substantive debate about the Obamacare website revolved around “who are we going to fire” rather than how do we
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The emotion-based approach to preparing a speech is a novel idea in verbal communications. It considers a speech as an emotional journey for the speaker and his audience. The focus on emotions helps speakers prepare memorable speeches and impact their audience. How would you prepare a speech for a dinner gala? Let’s follow the steps
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I have often said that a smart sociopath is a leader’s worst nightmare. These snakes in business casual generate more havoc in a shorter period of time than anyone else—and they often make doing so look good, at least in the short run. But we don’t give enough attention to the second biggest problem: the
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CEOs and other C-Level executives are expected to bring results – to keep their eyes on the bottom line driving productivity, efficiencies, time to market, new products and services. So, what approach are they utilizing to facilitate that bottom line? That’s the question most CEOs ask themselves in order to find the payoff. Top
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“Find your voice.” It’s an adage that gets bandied about quite often in the PR landscape, and one you’ve probably been hearing in one form or another since 10th grade English. So what does it mean for your brand? The concept of a “voice” is the foundation of a good communications strategy. It is also
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Bruce Madnick, CPA & Managing Partner, Friedman LLP Character should be a firm-wide priority regardless of industry. Having worked with clients in many industries over the years, I have come to realize that regardless of the space—retail, manufacturing, hospitality, e-commerce—the ones that were most successful didn’t merely pay lip service to character-related issues. On the contrary, they
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Many health clubs see an explosion of members every January 1. In conjunction with a New Year’s Resolution to be more fit, Americans join fitness centers with the sincere or insincere belief that they will actually show up for a work-out. As the weeks of a new year tick by, so does the motivation to
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Known for his “You might be a redneck” one-liners, for almost thirty years stand-up comedian Jeff Foxworthy has helped audiences understand unique behaviors and credentials of rednecks. Taking a lesson from this comedic icon and adding Bill Engvall’s observation that people give us “signs,” I offer the following seven signs that your leadership might need
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