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Deciding How to Decide

There are many skills/capabilities and characteristics that a person needs in order to be an effective manager. To me, any such list should include that a manager:  1. Consider the possibilities. Critical thinking skills are essential to turn things upside down...

The High Cost of Poor Executive Hiring Decisions

One of the services that I frequently provide is helping companies evaluate C-level job candidates, for positions such as CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, Chief HR Officer, GM, and heads of sales and marketing. Typically, the candidates have been identified and vetted by an...

For Leaders, Relationships are Key at Work

I deal with business owners, C-level leaders, and mid-level managers nearly every day, and a too-common challenge I see is that many view employees more as objects and as a means to an end than as people. More as tools to be directed, managed, and coordinated than...

Moral Leadership

Fortune magazine, in their September 15, 2017 issue, published an article by Dov Seidman entitled "Four Pillars of Moral Leadership." It is based on the guiding precept that while the rules of engagement in business seem to be ever-changing, there are basic...

8 Leadership Resolutions for 2018

A recent article that caught my eye is entitled "8 Resolutions on the CEOs Desk" from the Korn Ferry Institute. Some of the ideas are new, and some are familiar, but what is most important is recognizing that CEOs and senior leaders can best drive the...