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Meetings are Time Sucks

Meetings are for ideating and solving problems, not reviewing materials or status. That's what a project management software is for. It's what email and chat is for.

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What is the 80-20 Rule in Marketing?

High-performing teams must focus 80% of their energy on the high-quality impact items.

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The Travesty of Leadership

Simon Sinek has famously said that just because someone is in a position of leadership does not necessarily make them a leader.

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Choose Your Words Wisely

Whatever the case and situation, business leaders have proven — for some reason — to not be the best communicators.

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Leaders: Get Active on Social

Even after 15 years of consumer’s high-use of social media, many CEOs keep their heads in the sand and miss the moment.

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Customers Do Care About Your Employees

42% of Americans said they are less likely to shop with a company that is trying to stop its employees from unionizing.

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One of the Best Business Strategies to Follow

Want the secret to one of the best business strategies around? Always strive to put yourself out of business.

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Stay True To Your Word

Nothing destroys team morale and someone’s belief in the team more than a manager who isn’t true to their word.

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Give Your Teams Permission to Fail

The things that good managers understand is that it is in failing that you learn.

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Silence is Golden

A good manager is quiet. They listen. They listen. And they listen some more. Be a good manager.

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Can You Be a Mediocre Manager?

In my 20-year career, I have had the great fortune of having some incredible managers. I have also experienced some of the worse business has had to offer.

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Good Leadership = Acting Mission First

When you make decisions and do things that don't connect with the mission, it confuses the team and leads to misdirection and unfocused and uncommitted teams.

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Good Managers Ask Real Questions

In today's world, and in workplaces of the future, managers need to ask real questions.

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Management Tip: Stop Planning for Perfect

A good manager doesn't aim for 100 percent on projects. A good manager understands how to get to 80 percent and go! When they “go” they are doing so to learn and modify. When they do that, then they can get to 85 percent, then 90 percent.

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What makes a good manager? Good managers listen

The West Wing and Allison Janney provides a great object lesson for managers: A great manager listens for cues, words, emotions, and everything in between.

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How to Live a Good Life

When the end comes, what do you want to be remembered for? Your work? Your kids? Your businesses? Your dreams? Your failures?

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Characteristics of a Good Leader

What makes a good leader in a time of rapid transformation, change, challenges, and unknown storms looming up ahead?

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Why is Change Important

Without change, we get stuck. The same ‘ol, same ‘ol in business and in life becomes a repetitive daily act that amounts to a diminished return on your investment. That’s why change is so vital to our happiness and our success.