Our “communication effectiveness for leaders” theme continues by addressing the challenge of unproductive email communication. Here are a few simple truths about email: We all initiate and receive email messages. We all respond to email messages. We all get email messages that are irrelevant to […]
It’s OK To Adjust Your Plans
As leaders, we work real hard at creating action plans to achieve our vision, mission, strategic objectives and / or goals. What many of us forget is the importance of evaluating the success of our plans and their implementation. In the spirit of tomorrows ‘Presidential Inauguration’ ceremony I thought I’d share a bit of history […]
No Coasting Allowed
Here we are in the last month of the year. The Thanksgiving break is over and we’ve only a few short weeks to wind down our 2016 responsibilities and position ourselves for the start of a New Year. In anticipation of 2017, most of us have our plans in place and we’re ready to move […]
Leadership In A Down Market
Our market is in the tank … What do I do ? The question is a common one these days … and I wish it wasn’t the question leaders ask. Because, it tells me there is a leadership problem. An effective leader would not ask – “what do I do?” … but would ask – “where are […]