Executive Decision Rights…More Than Delegation

Leadership, TrainingJuly 20, 2016Decision-Making, Delegation, leadership, training, TrustComment

Increase Productivity: Slowing Down to Speed Up

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I recently listened to an interview with Mario Andretti. When asked his best advice to business leaders, his response caught my attention. It was a way to increase productivity. He responded, “Slow down so you can speed up.”

Now you might be thinking that makes no sense. That doesn’t really apply to business. In the racing world, drivers practice all week long. They don’t run at their maximum speed during all of their practice time. Part of their time is actually spent at slower speeds so they can feel what is going on with the car and communicate it to the crew so they can make adjustments. They have to slow down to focus on what the car is doing and how it feels.

Drama Carriers: Do you know one?

Communication, Company CultureJune 21, 2016communication, culture, drama, leading teams, team cultureComment

Do you have what it takes to be a leader?

LeadershipJune 8, 2016leader, leadership, personal development, personal leadershipComment

10 Ways to Give Awful Feedback

10 Ways to---, Communication, LeadershipMay 18, 201610 ways to, giving feedbackComment

Should the business stay in the family?

Family Business, Succession PlanningMay 11, 2016family business, family business planning, future planning, how to succession plan, Plan for Succession, succession, succession plan, succession planning Comment

The future of your company is NOW!

Leadership, Strategy, Succession Planning, TrainingApril 27, 2016Business Succession, future planning, Plan for Succession, succession, succession plan, succession planning Comment

Who Cares About Employee Engagement?

Company Culture, Hiring, Leadership, Motivation, Retaining EmployeesApril 12, 2016company culture, corporate culture and employees, effects of corporate culture on managers and employees, employee culture, employee engagement, Employee Retention, engage, engaged employees, engagement, What is employee engagementComment

Whose business is customer service?

Communication, Company CultureMarch 29, 2016customer service, external, internal Comment

You're out of luck... Or are you?

MotivationMarch 16, 2016beliefe, luck, lucky, Oprah Winfrey, self-limiting thoughtsComment

10 Ways to Become a Horrible Communicator

10 Ways to---, CommunicationMarch 2, 201610 ways to, business communication, communication, communication skills, communicator, effective communication in the workplace, what not to do Comments

Weak Bench Strength

Leadership, Strategy, Succession PlanningFebruary 17, 2016bench strength, Business Succession, Business Succession Plan, Plan for Succession, strategic leadership, strategic plan, strategy, succession, succession plan, succession planningComment

You coach. But they don't listen.

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Being a manager has its ups and downs. Sometimes, your team is on a roll; they’re rock stars. Things are going great. They’re following your direction and they’re hitting goals. Then you get to celebrate! Other times, nothing seems to be going right. You know you’ve got good people, but you can’t get them to follow your lead. You coach and train them several times, and while most of them catch on, there’s that one person who will continually do things his own way, despite all the time you spent training and coaching.