Shannon Waller Would you like to have a Self-Managing Company? Even though I haven’t said what a “Self-Managing Company” is, I bet you can picture what that would mean for you—and you want one! As a business leader, you took the risks of starting a company, building the organization, and working out how to create […]
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Keith Dambrot, says it this way, the worst thing you can do is make a gifted player over-think. As Men’s Basketball Coach at The University of Akron and the first person to discover LeBron James on the elementary school playgrounds of Akron Oh, he should know. Great players play all on instinct versus thinking he
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Jim Alampi The single most critical leadership skill in growing companies is delegation. The absence of this skill in the CEO or at the executive team level causes more companies to get “stuck” than any other behavior. In a startup, being a hands-on executive is a useful characteristic, but once the number of people in
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David Mezzapelle I’ve had the privilege over the years to work with amazing people, including our Contagious Optimism team today. As a leader in any organization, there is nothing better than having people around you who understand your vision and then execute it successfully. Some call this effect “synergy” and others call it “harmony.” Having the right
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We’d like to think that if we met someone who didn’t have a conscience, we would size up the situation quickly and accurately. If we were to encounter the corporate equivalent to the fictitious Hannibal Lecter, the evil psychiatrist Anthony Hopkins made famous in Silence of the Lambs, we believe that, like FBI agent Clarice
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Dr. Albert de Goias Leadership in business is not just the art of directing the motivated or motivating the confused or irresolute person. It is about guiding the emotionally unstable to believe in themselves and tap into their unique insights. A person’s real contribution is not driven by their ability to apply directives, but by
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Shep Hyken Why should customer service be important to the CEO, or other executive leadership in a company? They typically don’t deal directly with customers. True, but they influence everyone in the company who does. They are the role models that others look up to for guidance. Virtually all employees emulate their actions. In short,
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Why do most training programs fail to change behavior? One of the main reasons is most of the programs focus on the characteristics of leadership. These are generally vague concepts that encapsulate a list of desirable attributes, such as, charisma, vulnerability, confidence etc., which are often unattainable or at odds. That is, they require an
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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
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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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