Again, I always look forward to visiting with Jim Blasingame on small business advocate. The Vision Thing is a second topic for August 25, 2010. The Vision Thing What makes people look forward to coming to work? What makes them sacrifice during hard times for the enterprise? Why do people flock to such an organization? […]
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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Jim Blasingame’s Small Business Advocate is a treasure: ideas, best practices and lots mo6re in the form of radio interviews, a website and archives. So when he asks me to spend time with him, I always look forward to it (August 25 at 0826 Eastern). Two topics come to mind: 1. Good moves in uncertain […]
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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You have heard a lot about management by walking around over the years and it becomes more important as the business world moves to warp speed and global employees. But here is a terrific take from a CEO I respect a lot. To paraphrase his remarks in a private conversation, first, he always learns how […]
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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If you are the person who asked me to read and review a new book and comment about it on this blog, please know that two weeks of incoming emails and some files were blown away into the ether by the crash of my disk drive. I have been backing up each night ever since, […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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