Change According to Netflix Founder: “It’s Hard”

Brand strategy. Loyal customer bases. Steadfast CEOs. Comfort. Consistency. Memorability. Apple.  McDonald’s. Netfli…(a needle scratches off a record… um, I mean, the mp3 player crashes…) Belated Response? The Netflix Debacle It might seem like I’m a little late in writing about this topic because it has been a couple of months since I got the [...]

Leadership Lighthouse: You Don’t Have to Lead in the Dark

Bill Gates, Jack Welch, the late Steve Jobs—what do these people have in common? They are prominent business leaders who are always appearing in the media. So much so that you probably feel you know their company better simply because you are so familiar with them. Having the world know about you and your company may [...]

On Faux Leadership: Inflation and Recession of Leadership Capacities

Recession means decrease of economic GROWTH. We’ve got ‘less more’ money than before. And this supposedly is the wicked monster that leaves behind a trail of bankrupt individuals, organizations, and even countries. This is why we cry, mourn and lick our wounds. This is why we complain, protest and hold the political and financial ‘leaders’ [...]

Leaders: 4 Simple Steps and 5 Easy Tips for Real Team Building

In this article, we turn a true light on the process of “team building.” This is about team building from the leadership perspective. Team building gets a lot of lip service in leadership circles. But practical steps sometimes get lost in a maze of details. 4 Steps and 5 Tips When a team can look [...]

Can a Woman Be a Great Leader of Men?

If we are going to have an intelligent discussion about women in leadership positions, we need to open and honest about what really works. So take off any blinders or colored glasses that you may be wearing and get ready for this… Ground Rules for Discussion Firstly we must accept that women and men do [...]

Leadership Follies: Training Is Not A Cure-All

For many years consultants and experts have tried to convince leaders that training can impact performance. It seems like the problem is no longer that they don’t believe that training is important, but that now those same leaders thing that training is the “cure-all” or “silver-bullet.” “What has made people think that training people will [...]

Leaders: How to Unlock the Power of Words

Words are powerful vessels. They can inspire or deflate an individual or a team in seconds. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” ~John Quincy Adams Ask yourself this: What do your words do? Do you have useful conversations that inspire people to be [...]

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