Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
The Best Things About Your Company Board
For weeks, we’ve highlighted both good and bad things about boards of directors for your company (or non-profit.) This week, let’s focus upon number one—aside from the requirements of boards to protect the company itself (not the shareholders.) Normal functions of boards Boards of directors fulfill numerous important functions, both legal and structural. Boards provide…
Read More5 Proven Ways to Keep Employee Morale High
We’ve all heard the phrase “happy wife, happy life.” There should be another similar phrase when it comes to running a business, “happy employees, more successful company.” While it doesn’t have the same rhyme (unless you change company to companies) it’s still an idea that plenty of bosses and business owners should have in mind.…
Read MoreSo Your Board is Dysfunctional. What to Do?
It happens. Boards are elected by the shareholders, sometimes with preferred shareholders holding seats by right of their investment. In that instance, often the investor selects the board member and the CEO goes along with the choice, mostly out of having no alternative at the time. How the board can arrive at dysfunction Then there comes…
Read MoreCEOs Change the Deeper Meaning of the Ultimate Bottom Line
As I read this morning about the Business Roundtable changing this fundamental principle, I was really glad to see it. It’s about time. Several hundred influential CEOs got together and agreed to revise priorities. The next quarter’s profits—which maximizes short-term share price—are no longer the supreme goal and top priority. Here’s the story: AMERICA’S CEOS JUST…
Read More10 Innovation Myths for New Venture Founders to Avoid
Most people think innovation is all about ideas, when in fact it is more about delivery, people, and process. Entrepreneurs looking to innovate need to understand the execution challenge if they expect their startup to carve out a profitable niche in the marketplace, and keep innovating to build and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. Everyone…
Read MoreThe Secret to Managing Workers with PTSD
Stress in the workplace is common, everyone undergoes some form of stress whether it be trying to hit a deadline, worrying about dealing with a particular customer or facing employees in a meeting. Helping workers manage stress is key for management success, but when a worker has PTSD, a different approach is needed. Statistically, 3.5%…
Read MoreLunch with Your CEO? Here’s How to Prepare
Depending on the size of your organization, you may not have spent much (if any) time with the CEO, especially if you’re new. But in most small businesses, the CEO is right there in the mix, helping with various day-to-day projects to ensure that the business runs smoothly in addition to generating big-picture growth. If…
Read MoreAre You a Remote Manager? A Good One?
Are you a virtual manager? Can you be effective if you are a “virtual” manager, commuting from home or a home office and being with your employees only part time? Measuring your performance In a virtual environment, people measure you mostly by your actions, and remember only the most recent good work you’ve done for them…
Read More5 Elements of Innovation That Are Not Product Related
Having a breakthrough idea or technology alone does not assure business success. “If we build it, they will come” may have worked as a movie theme for Kevin Costner, but as an investor, I tell entrepreneurs a great solution is not enough. Successful businesses require innovative people, who have built an abundance of innovation capital,…
Read MoreThe One Thing Holding You Back from Making It to the C-Suite
According to a survey on leadership development conducted by the Brandon Hall Group, 77% of organizations are currently experiencing a leadership skills gap. But you’re smart, qualified, and technically brilliant at what you do… So what’s holding you back from the C-Suite? It’s not a lack of ambition. After all, you’re ready, willing, and able to…
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