The people part of business operations.
Todd C. Williams, Founder & President, eCameron, Inc. Turning vision into profitability takes equal parts of leadership and management. Understanding which parts to use is the challenge. As leaders we set the vision and define the corporate culture. If we do not imbue the qualities that build trust within our company and with our customers, growth […]
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Paul Nourigat An unprecedented wave of staff turnover will rock most industries for the next 15 years. The retirement of CEOs, their direct reports and many highly skilled positions will create an unprecedented vacuum of human capital. As the economy improves and productivity improvement tapers off, robotics and sourcing strategies will hit their ceiling and
Succession, Synthesis, Survival: Leveraging Demographics for Corporate Survival Read More »
Justin Snell, Director, Dispute Resolution & Forensics, Bennett Thrasher Bad Things Happen As the CEO it’s easy to think that everyone knows, understands and believes in the vision you have for the organization. You like to think that everyone is working to accomplish the organization’s goals. After all, you spent countless sacrificial hours developing a vision
Did Someone Say the “F” Word? – What you need to know about fraud Read More »
Barbara Jaurequi, MS, LMFT, MAC Why certain employees are “really difficult” to deal with isn’t always clear. Some are simply annoying or interpersonally inept. However, some difficult employees may be legitimately mentally ill and in need of professional intervention. Consider that, according to the National Association of Mental Health, incidences of mental illness in the
Is Your Employee Just a Jerk…or Is He Struggling with Mental Health Issues? Read More »
Jack Godwin What’s the key to managing office politics? It’s like the “broken window” theory of police work, which involves fixing problems when they are small—repairing broken windows and cleaning up litter—to reduce vandalism. The idea is that one broken window sends a signal that nobody cares, and nobody will care about another one. If
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Bobby Campbell Founder & CEO, 3 Interactive and Adkarma Ten years ago, I took two big risks: I founded my first digital media startup company and became a volunteer firefighter. It was a difficult decision at the time. At the same time I was launching my first company, I was making a commitment to one of
Five Ways Firefighting Made Me a More Effective CEO Read More »
30 million presentations are given every day. 90% are unbearable. Included in these numbers are countless CEO presentations. CEO’s speak to their Board, Bank, and other CEO’s. Sometimes they even speak to their employees in companywide meetings. How does an otherwise dynamic CEO become boring as a speaker? Keith Dambrot, says it this way, “the worst
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Jason Levesque, CEO, Argo Marketing Group A fellow CEO asked me where I got my MBA, and my answer was succinct yet the same as always,U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. When I graduated,I did not get a piece of parchment, I got a really cool hat and a whistle. As an
Drill Sergeant to CEO…Not That Big of a Mental March Read More »
Gary E. McCullough In theory, many people think ethical issues are simple, cut and dried questions to answer or situations to be resolved. However, the reality is that most ethical dilemmas, particularly those faced in the workplace, are much more subtle. In real life, no one tells you that you’re about to find yourself in
Setting the Tone: Ethical Leadership Lessons Read More »
In today’s continually changing economic and political landscape along with the rapid innovation of technology, how can a leader keep up? In order to lead from the front, leaders need to continually learn, understand market trends and stay aligned with the company’s vision and mission. It’s not always inherent or easy to understand what leadership
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