Are you Prepared to be Wrong?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Kris Krueger

What if you’re wrong? What if an idea, approach, solution, thought, or answer you have at this very moment is flat out not right?  What if the thing you’ve done successfully fifty times before in this exact same situation is not the right solution in THIS situation? How would you know you are wrong?  How would you get another, better solution [...]

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Born or Made: Lincoln & Jordan

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Tom Schulte

Answer the question “Are Leaders Born or Are They Made?” the same way you would answer this question: “Are Athletes Born or Are They Made?” Well, are they born or made? The short answer is “both.” But is it really? And in what context? When NBA great Michael Jordan was in elementary school playing with [...]

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Leadership Madness

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Kris Krueger

Although admittedly a trite subject, it perhaps can’t hurt to take a look at something that is in the front of many people’s minds this time of year  – March Madness. Although tired and menacing to many, sports is often used as a metaphor in the business world.  So, since we are in the season, please [...]

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People Are Humans

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Kris Krueger

Suffice to say that moving into a management role is sometimes the only way organizations can reward people who are performing well at the individual level.  What that means is that often times, people who were good at and enjoyed their individual level role are asked to move into a management role that requires much [...]

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To Share or Not to Share – What is the Question?

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Kris Krueger

The higher up you rise in an organization, the more likely you are to be given access to information that is not commonly known to everyone else in the organization.  This can present a dilemma. What do you share and what don’t you share? It’s not as if people don’t know that there is information [...]

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