Tweet I’m not a huge fan of most policies and a majority of them, in my opinion, need someone to improve them. It could be because I’m not a very…
Tweet There is so much stress in hiring the right person for a team. Who joins our team is vital to our culture. I’ve learned there is one simple solution…
Tweet When we owned a small manufacturing company I had to learn the language of the field. I obviously had heard the term bottleneck, but I never really understood how…
Tweet Some days I feel I never got off the proverbial treadmill. It’s physically and mentally draining. So a goal for me as I’ve grown as a leader is to…
Tweet There are a few lesser-known traits that effective leaders just seem to have. People don’t celebrate these traits as much as traits such as risk, courage or hopefully character…
Tweet The delivery truck principle is a sobering reality in all leadership decisions. When I was in the marketplace, my wife and I once owned a small manufacturing company. Most…
Tweet Years ago, I read an article by Raymond P. Rood’s entitled “How Then Should Organizations Live”. (I can’t find a link for the article now. ) Rood made the point…
Tweet The beginning days are critical in leadership transitions. I’ve learned the impressions created in the initial days – positive or negative – are often hard to overcome. The momentum…
Tweet I have served in some toxic leadership cultures in the past. I was once a division manager for a large sales team and sales were down due to the…
Tweet Leader, let me share one easy, but huge thing you can do to better empower people on your team. And, in full disclosure, I’m the worst at this, but…