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You face a myriad of responsibilities as CEO. That’s why I feel if you’re a struggling CEO, Harvard Professor Robert Steven Kaplan’s What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential is a great read for YOU!
Read MoreTopics: effective delegation, Talent Review, Succession Planning, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, Robert Steven Kaplan
After my first promotion to sales manager, my General Manager (previously my sales manager), adamantly told me one of my jobs as sales manager was to make sure I trained my replacement.
Read MoreTopics: Employee Feedback, leadership, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, Robert Steven Kaplan, Giving and Getting Feedback
There’s are any number of quotes about vision that most CEO and leadership teams would nod their heads and agree with. My two favorites are “Vision is the future that produces passion.” Bill Hybels, and George Washington Carver, “Where there is no vision, there is no hope.”
Read MoreTopics: Business Vision, Vision & Purpose, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, Robert Steven Kaplan, Vision and Alignment
Successful business leaders seldom have all the answers. That’s the lesson from What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential, by Harvard Professor Robert Steven Kaplan.
Read MoreTopics: leadership, questions, CEO Leadership Focus, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror
Verne Harnish’s newsletter of May 9th provided a 7-minute video of a young man asking Warren Buffet a curious question, “If you had one more day with Charlie, what would you do with him?”
Read MoreTopics: Chet Holmes, Leaders Are Learners, Charlie Munger, Leaders are Readers, Warren Buffet
History has long been one of my favorite subjects, and between my business reading, I interject historical books including biographies of great leaders.
Read MoreTopics: leadership, Effective Leadership, Mastering Leadership, Great Leadership, Team of Rivals, Leadership Character Traits, Abraham Lincoln Leadership Genius
In last week’s blog Two Questions Every Business Needs to Answer we shared the importance of developing a Core Purpose or Mission statement.
Read MoreTopics: Core Purpose, Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the Wo, Core Purpose, Clarity of Purpose,, Jim Stengel, Great Leadership, Purpose Driven Business
Topics: Core Purpose, competitive advantage, customer loyalty, Core Purpose, Clarity of Purpose, Purpose, Core Purpose, Clarity of Purpose,, Competitive Strategy, Know Your Customer, Know What You’re FOR
Topics: People Decisions, Effective Leadership, Great Teams, The Captain Class, Sam Walker, Winning Teams
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