Leadership Follies – Moving Furniture In a Burning House

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Anil Saxena

Do you ever wonder if people running out of a burning house are thinking about rearranging the furniture? Would you think them crazy if they did?   And yet this is what we do so often in business. We run around doing things that don’t matter and really don’t make much sense… We are often [...]

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Leadership Follies – Teenage Mind In the Heart of Leaders

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Anil Saxena

Have you noticed that business, politics, entertainment, and the average person have created a culture of abdication and finger-pointing? Do you find yourself or businesses and people around you practicing this adolescent behavior?  I certainly have! And a recent letter that a friend showed me from their soon-to-be-adult child cemented this belief for me. Childish [...]

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How to Be an Innovative Leader in Your Company

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Mark Quinn

Working in a new position at a company that requires a different mindset to get results can be very challenging for any leader. And this very thing happened to me… New Job. New Mindset. About 6 years ago, I left a consumer product company to join a component manufacturer. I went from selling the beds [...]

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On Leadership and Santa Claus, CEO

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Andy Uskavitch

Have you ever run into a leader who had no daily strategy; no plan; no focus; and no idea how to approach getting organized at all? Yeah, me too… Working without a strategy is like setting sail across the Atlantic Ocean with no charts (or GPS) and no idea what your destination looks like, and [...]

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

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Christa Dhimo

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 [...]

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Small Business: Leadership From The Ground Up

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Louis Rix

Good things come in small packages. Great things come from small businesses! As far as developing leaders, small businesses are the prime work environment for leaders. This is a bold statement, yes. But think about it for a minute with the following scenarios… Growing Up Leaders Imagine this scenario: An entry-level business professional, Joey, notices [...]

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Leading Change When it Bursts Through the Doors

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Delana Mckinsley

Whether it is a planned or unplanned change, the disruption through a transition is often underestimated. Are you ready for change? 4 Key Drivers  Common to businesses are four key drivers and the organizational strategy for each one of them. Once a successful link has been made to each area, each team and individual goals are understood alongside execution and fair metrics. Keep in [...]

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