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Here’s Why KPIs Are Linked to Your Success

Jun 22, 2015 By Mike Harden

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KPIs are tools that organizations use to define, measure, monitor and track its performance over time toward the attainment of its stated organizational goals.

Filed Under: Strategic Planning Tagged With: Data, Establishing Priorities, Mike Harden, Planning, Setting Goals

It’s Not What You Do, But How You Do It

May 5, 2015 By Mike Harden

CEOs make a lot of decisions, announce them, and then expect everyone to be on board and execute flawlessly. If only it were that simple

Filed Under: People Skills Tagged With: Leadership, Mike Harden, Motivation, Team

4 Tips for Attracting Top Talent

Apr 24, 2015 By Mike Harden

Successful companies populate their teams with A-players. To do otherwise is a disservice to the company and its stakeholders. Unfortunately, most A-players aren’t actively seeking new employment.

Filed Under: Human Resources Tagged With: Hiring, Interviews, Job Description, Mike Harden

The Top 3 Leadership Challenges CEOs Face

Feb 11, 2015 By Mike Harden

If being a CEO were easy, everybody would be one. CEOs are expected to know what to do—and to do it without falling down. There is a reason few in business rise to this position.

Filed Under: Best Practices Tagged With: Growth, Leadership, Mike Harden, Team

The Value of Conflicting Opinions on a Corporate Advisory Board

Aug 7, 2014 By Mike Harden

When President Lincoln was choosing his Cabinet, he turned to his three fiercest Republican rivals—people against whom he’d run!—and top Democrats. Lincoln virtually assured that every meeting would erupt in conflict.

Filed Under: Strategic Planning Tagged With: Advice, Leadership, Mike Harden, Planning, Strategy

The 3 Keys to Success for Great CEOs

Jul 16, 2014 By Mike Harden

Ever wonder why some CEOs succeed so easily while others seem to struggle just to keep their company going? The answer is simpler than you think. Really great CEOs focus their efforts on three key factors: Clarity, Accountability, and KPIs.

Filed Under: Best Practices Tagged With: Accountability, Clarity, Leadership, Mike Harden, Setting Goals

It’s Not an Option Anymore. Why Have an Advisory Board?

Jun 20, 2014 By Mike Harden

If a basketball coach stocks his bench with 7-footers, he’s not giving his team an advantage. He’s leveling the playing field, or the playing court, in this case.

Filed Under: Best Practices Tagged With: Board, Diversity, Leadership, Mentors, Mike Harden, Team

Why You Need Interns, and Why You Should Pay Them

Jun 2, 2014 By Mike Harden

What do Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Ursula Burns, Tony Adams, and Andrea Jung have in common? Believe it or not, they all got their start as interns.

Filed Under: Human Resources Tagged With: Hiring, Interns, Mike Harden

Growing Pains: The Top 4 Challenges Small Businesses Face

May 20, 2014 By Mike Harden

Running a business is like rowing a boat upstream. Once you stop rowing, you start to slip backwards. When the company is growing, owners have to be rowing furiously to get the next deal, to sign the next contract, to hire the next A player.

Filed Under: Creating a Plan Tagged With: Cash Flow, Employees, Growth, Mike Harden, Office Space, Overcoming Obstacles, Technology

Transactional Managers: Is This Old-School Approach Killing Your Company’s Productivity?

May 8, 2014 By Mike Harden

Which type of salesperson is more valuable? The one who follows the rules and accomplishes nothing, or the one who is so efficient and effective that the company can count on her to be successful no matter how long or hard she works?

Filed Under: People Skills Tagged With: Leadership, Managing Employees, Mike Harden, Motivation, Team

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