On Leadership and Burning a Few Bridges

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jim Hopkins

Conventional wisdom tells us to never burn a single bridge in our professional lives because you never know when you might need that relationship again.  I firmly believe that there are going to be circumstances and people that nearly require you to do this: Burn some bridges so that you will never need to work [...]

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Is Friendship a Leadership Quality?

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Jim Hopkins

If you had asked me ten years ago if “friendship” is a leadership quality, I doubt I would have given it more than a second before declaring this: “No!” Friendship is not and should not be part of leadership! I would have added “In fact, being friends with people you work with can often cause [...]

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Is Training Helping or Hurting Your Success?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Jim Hopkins

I have been called a “purist” for believing that the training / learning function within every company is vital to the ultimate success of said company. Keeping it Simple I work off the simple premise that companies have goals and objectives to meet.  They hire human beings to do tasks to meet these same goals and [...]

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WANTED: An Un-Corruptible (Servant) Leader

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Jim Hopkins

I live and work in Southern California where as of late the newspapers have been full of stories for months about corruptible city leaders that have misappropriated money, taken bribes, stolen whatever wasn’t nailed down and an assortment of other activities that were not part of their job descriptions. In a world more closely integrated [...]

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Vaccinating for the Training Virus?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Jim Hopkins

“I’m so sorry to tell you this,” said the doctor to the CEO, “but your company has very little time left.  One of your departments has been underperforming for so long that I’m not sure there is anything I can do.” Dying a Slow Death Companies everywhere are dying a slow death because they are [...]

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