The people part of business operations.
During the Roman republic, the river Rubicon marked the boundary between the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul to the north-east and Italy proper to the south. The river distinguished not only the geographic boundaries for the province but also the military restrictions for governors and magistrates. Therefore, rulers required generals to disband their armies before entering Italy, and if a […]
Are You Tough Enough to Cross the Rubicon? Read More »
Did you ever play a game as a child when you made up the rules as you went along? I’m guessing that those evolving rules often proved to be a source of contention! Leaders at work find the same to be true. When managers decide to disregard their moral compass as the official business handbook,
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Ray Zinn, Author, Tough Things First, Lessons On Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurialism from Silicon Valley’s Longest Serving CEO The longest afternoon you will spend is at a four-way stop in a small Southern town. Shared Southern politeness will cause everyone at the intersection to insist the other three people go first. This is a failed negotiation.
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Christopher James Conner, President, Franchise Marketing Systems Scale is the true definition of leverage for a business leader, it is the culmination of solid business systems, the right people, a good business strategy and the technology to support growth. Most of us in businesses that do not traditionally scale well – Retail, Service or in my case consulting –
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John F Dowling According to Susan Krause Whitbourne, Ph.D. “It is a well – known principle in social psychology that people define themselves in terms of social groupings and are quick to denigrate others who don’t fit into those groups. Others who share our particular qualities are in our ‘in-group’ and those who do not
Who’s in your Out-Group? Read More »
Ed “Skip” McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker, Authors, The Purpose Is Profit: The Truth About Starting and Building Your Own Business Most entrepreneurial companies thrive on innovation, creativity, and speed as key ingredients for driving success. Entrepreneurs are willing to take risks to increase the probability of breakthrough achievement at the cost of possible failure. In
When a Big Business Buys an Entrepreneurial Company: How to Make the Marriage Work Read More »
Larry Solomon, CEO, Solomon People Solutions During my tenure as executive vice president of human resources at Dr Pepper Snapple, I worked with CEO Larry Young who recognized the strategic importance of a strong partnership between executive leadership and human resources. The impact of this belief in the strategic importance of people is evident in our
Mobilize Your Team for Success: The Power of Translation Read More »
Michael Timms, Founder & Principal, Avail Leadership When it comes to finding talented managers and executives, there really are only two options: recruit them or develop them from within. Common thinking is that although it may be a little more expensive to recruit them, it’s worth it because it’s quicker and easier. But that assumption is
The Hidden Cost of Recruiting, and Forgotten Alternative Read More »
Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting International Who owns the formulation of a company’s strategy and who owns the execution? These may seem like simple questions, but I can assure you confusion exists on these topics. To a large extent, the lack of clarity in answering these questions also contributes to the failure in designing a strategy
Picking Owners of Strategic Objectives — Four Executives Don’t Run a Company Read More »
I grew up in a family business so as you might imagine business was personal. It was also pretty casual. There were no agreements in place. There were no job descriptions and no real understanding about how the partnership would work. It just did. Today business is much more complicated and would-be entrepreneurs are much
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