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One of the biggest mistakes that I made while running my company, Micrel, for 37 years was to hang on to problem employees – those who were extremely functional in producing a lot of high-quality work, but dysfunctional in the way in which they interfaced with others. Why is the Dysfunctional Employee So Hard to […]
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Lisa Messenger, Author, Daring & Disruptive When describing the life of a CEO, ‘busy’ doesn’t cut it. Be they at the start of their business journey when every dollar counts, or helming a team of hundreds, a CEO is usually spread thinner than that precious last scrape of Nutella. Budgets, reports, legal issues, people management
Tim Brown, CEO, Nestle Waters North America Most of my peers and I know about MBWA (management by walking around) from Tom Peters’ and Robert Waterman’s classic 1982 book, In Search of Excellence. Not too long ago, I learned the term originated at Hewlett-Packard in the 1970s, when Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard (who were insatiably curious,
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Jonathan Whistman, Author, The Sales Boss: The Real Secret to Hiring Training and Managing a Sales Team Any business leader understands that their results depend largely on a team of people and the quality of efforts made by those people. The greatest leaders however, understand people’s inherent need to belong and leverage this insight into
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I know many companies feel that if you don’t take care of your customer, somebody else will. At Micrel, the semiconductor company that I ran for 37 years, I told my employees that they were number one. One of my strongest beliefs is that if you don’t take care of your employees, they are not
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Dr. William A. Schiemann, CEO, Metrus Group Who wouldn’t like to be more fulfilled? If you’re not feeling totally fulfilled, you’re not alone. Even if you are fulfilled, the odds are that many of your managers and employees are not, according to new study conducted by Metrus Institute. In fact, few Millennials and only some Gen Xers
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Justin E. Crawford, Founder, Agents of Efficiency There are good reasons people take pride in DIY, but it can be a trap for small-business owners. It sucks precious time away from focusing on the core of the business — and there’s nothing more valuable than your time. What makes things worse for small-business owners stuck in the
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Mike Canning, Strategy & Innovation Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP In my leadership role, I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work with some of the most innovative and dynamic leaders in business. In the face of a challenging and quickly changing global marketplace, I see many leaders who are thoughtful in their management approach, and respond
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At this very moment leaders everywhere are taking pause and asking questions they don’t always ask. News that employees of Wells Fargo created fictitious accounts – and put honest consumers at risk in the process – should have every leader assessing important dynamics within their organization. Yet, will they see the whole picture – and
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Chas Klivans Like you, I’ve been reading about Roger Ailes at Fox News. I have no idea if any of the allegations about him is true. But I do have an experience — one I’ve kept secret for two decades — that illustrates how different a CEO’s public image can be from his behavior in
