by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
To be a great leader you have to learn to separate your emotions from the emotions of your employees, your suppliers and your superiors. How can you be ‘cool hand Luke’ and why should you bother anyway? Shouldn’t some people be put in their place? 1. Forgiving...
by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
Usually goals are set for employees by management or the immediate supervisor. This form of top-down management, while prevalent with most businesses, is not the fastest and most enduring path to success. In fact just the opposite is true – it usually produces...
by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
Years ago long-range planning, epitomized by the five-year plan, was considered the thing to do; an Asian carmaker even offered a 100-year plan. Today the five-year agendas are rare, but nevertheless are still trotted out as a means to stimulate and execute a certain...
by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
Leadership clearly influences how well an organization will prosper but two other major aspects can have deciding influences too – namely (a) outside sources, often beyond our control and (b) the cooperation of the team selected to carry out the mandate. For the most...
by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
What is relevant today of the message delivered by a story that began more than 2000 years ago? Does it go beyond Christianity? While I am not a Christian, I find myself moved each year at this time by the willingness of people to slow down a bit, to enjoy each other...
