And there is an easy way to figure out which manager.Turnover of any kind inside a company can be problematic - especially these days where everyone in engaged in a war for talent. But that’s especially true when it comes to your star employees - the A players - who can be tough to replace no mat...
KEEP READINGRule #1 - Don't Stand Behind a Pie Ducker in a Food Fight We've all had the experience of working together with our boss or a co-worker developing an idea we have into something our firm can actually act on. Oftentimes, that can mean that you need your boss's help to push your plan up the ladder-...
KEEP READINGIt's Easy to Get Lost without a Roadmap When I reached a certain point in my career where my success had given me some resources to work with, my Dad gave me a great piece of advice. He told me, "You can now do anything you want to. But, you can't do everything you want." This sage advice meant ...
KEEP READINGIt's a Great Way to Align and Reward Your Team One of the most common questions I get asked by business leaders is: How do I create a profit-sharing or bonus plan? In fact, one CEO, a client of mine, recently posed this very question to me. The business was doing well, and the CEO wanted to find ...
KEEP READINGIt isn't Just Names in Boxes - Structure Makes the Strategy Happen A common question that gets brought up in our work with CEO peer groups is how organizations should be structured in order to achieve the best results. The issue CEOs struggle with is how to put people in positions whe...
KEEP READINGIt's Not Easy to Put the Next Generation in Place Many entrepreneurs who start and grow a business hope that someday their family--specifically their children--will take over running the company. Even better, the business would pass from generation to generation into the future. That's a legacy t...
KEEP READINGThey are hard to tell apart - so how do you pick the best one for you? If you are considering selling your company, I always advise my clients to first build the best support team they can. That means lining up lawyers and accountants that can provide the kind of advice you need to make the ...
KEEP READINGHarness the Law of Attraction to Achieve Your Goals Is there really something to the notion that, if we hold a thought in our mind over time, we can eventually, almost magically, bring it to life? This has been called the "Law of Attraction" and people like the author Richard Bach and his bo...
KEEP READINGEither They've Got it or They Don't - But There is Something We Can Do Many leaders I encounter think that the most important part of their job is to motivate people on a daily basis. But that's simply a myth because you can't motivate people. It's impossible -- motivation is intrinsic -- an...
KEEP READINGHow they were graded on this can predict their ability to be a good team member. There is a popular book series that's based on the idea that everything we need to know, we learned in kindergarten. There's some real truth to this. But I would like to take things in a different direction. I b...
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