Leadership Blog
What Do We Do Now? 10 Timeless Lessons I Learned in a Business Crisis
In the early 1990s, I started a job as the regional head of a consumer food company in the Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa. Our single largest market accounted for about 50% of the business in the region. Within six months of joining this operation, we...
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Ask Great Questions to Build and Use a Scorecard
Wash, Rinse, and Repeat! Ask Great Questions to Build and Use a Scorecard … Then Make a Great Week Happen Over and Over Again When leaders ask me how they should use scorecards and KPIs within their businesses, I ask them to envision an exceptional week in each...
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Here’s What You Need to Do Now to Get the Right Things Done
Entrepreneurs and CEOs are busy people. Too busy. Many are focused on too many priorities, or they are micro-managing their direct reports. They look downward at the organization rather than outward where the true value of their organization lies. As a result, the...
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Who Packed Your Chute? 3 Questions Entrepreneurial Leaders Must Nail or the Chute Won’t Open!
The unrelenting drone of the skydiving company's Cessna Caravan and a tightly secured helmet make it difficult to hear inside the plane as the pilot steadily climbs to the afternoon's jump altitude. It's your second jump, the first where you're not safely tethered to...
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What Moldy Oranges Can Teach You About People and Company Culture
I love to eat oranges. And that's why I never think twice about buying them by the bagful. Just a few weeks ago I picked up another bag of fresh oranges. Upon getting home, I quickly downed a couple and threw the remaining bag into the pantry. The next morning...
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