Archive for Management & Leadership
The Focus Factor
Several years ago, my youngest son won his first two matches to advance to the semi-finals of the Wisconsin State wrestling tournament the next day. Prior to his heading to the tournament we talked about what he wanted to accomplish at the tournament. This was a continuation of a discussion that began at the start [...]
Read moreCan’t Live With ‘em (But Can’t Live Without ‘Em): How to Manage – and Motivate – Challenging Employees
If you’ve ever watched NBC’s The Office, you know that the show makes hilarious use of business-world stereotypes. Granted, the personalities, quirks, and antics of the employees of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company are taken to extremes, but we find them funny largely because they’re true. We know that guy – the one who [...]
Read moreStrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 60 – An Interview with Doug Moran, author of If You Will Lead
StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Special Edition 60 – An Interview with Doug Moran, author of If You Will Lead [...]
Read moreThe Great Eraser
I am a big proponent of continuous improvement and the need to always improve. Unfortunately, it has brought with it a real negative. It took me 8 years of watching my two sons wrestle until I realized I had fell victim to that negative consequence. No Nonsense Retention: Painless Strategies To Retain Your Best Peopleby [...]
Read more4 Ways to Fail at Failing
As a recent special issue in the Harvard Business Review points out, failing well is a critical skill that differentiates organizations that can learn and even benefit from failures. But most companies I work with fall victim to one or more of these barriers to making the most of the failures they have. Discovery-Driven Growth: [...]
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