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Five Strategy Pitfalls in Strategic Planning

Do you feel as if you are slogging along instead of buzzing? It is business as usual but things are just not clicking? Sales are okay but not great.  If this scenario resonates with you, then it is time to tap your strategic reserves. You need to drill deep, though, if you seek to isolate [...]

The Winning Traits of Female Entrepreneurs

The great divide among the sexes is one of the biggest enigmas in business. No, I am not referring to the disproportionately high number of males in the executive ranks. I am speaking of the higher number of successful female entrepreneurs versus male entrepreneurs. Successful companies have 7.1 percent female executives versus 3.1 percent at [...]

Developing Strategic HR Leaders

As human resource manager for a medium-sized manufacturer, Beth has increased motivation, engagement and productivity across the organization over the past six years. The leadership succession bench, empty when she arrived, is now quite full of leadership candidates who excelled in the leadership development programs she created. Despite her contributions to the company’s top and [...]

Rediscovering Happiness at Work – Lessons From Dickensian Times

Do you know who made the china you are drinking your tea from as you read this column? Your great grandfather would not only have known the artisan who made his cup but also would have gone into his shop, admired his work and thanked him for his fine craftsmanship. The mass production society has [...]

Be Known for Something, but Not for Being a Maverick

Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your minds and fear less the label of ‘crackpot’ than the stigma of conformity. Thomas J. Watson Even in his death Steve Jobs, the uber nonconformist, is one of the most sought after people in the business world [...]

Gamification – Can it Motivate and Engage Your Employees?

The growing yet controversial trend of gamifying the workplace to immediately acknowledge and reward employee behavior is, quite frankly, disturbing. The idea is that the use of gaming strategies in employee engagement can influence behavior and motivation. Let’s say you have just won a new sales account. You have now racked up enough points to be [...]

A Road Map for Presidents and CEOs

The most important decision executives make is who they name as manager, at all levels in a company.  Randall J. Beck Gallup Organization  CFO asks his CEO, "What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave the company?" CEO answers, 'What happens if we don't, and they stay?"   Are you feeding [...]

Does intuition lead to fuzzy decision-making?

In past columns I have asked, “Who does the best thinking in your organization?”  The purpose of these questions is to focus on two different and yet important types of thinking:  Creative thinking that generates new ideas that can be exploited for the growth and prosperity of the business, and analytic or critical thinking  to [...]

The Constant Balance for Organizations

The ceo of a large construction company once told me that business is easy to understand: There are only three parts; Get work (sales), Do work (production), and keeping score (do you make money?). I have shared that concept with numerous clients over the years, and while it is easy to grasp, the balance between [...]