EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, ACADEMIA AND NOT FOR PROFIT WORLD In decades of experience with leaders in companies, universities and hospitals, nothing beats active listening for great problem-solving, consensus building and choices which deserve and get buy-in by the most people. What is active listening? Asking questions and really listening so well that you […]
Monday, September 8, 2014
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PERSONAL NOTE: immobilized and distracted for several months since March from an accident, I have returned to coaching business owners and CEOs and resuming sharing the insights with those who aspire to be extraordinary leaders. BACKGROUND My clients are almost all doing well, ahead of last year. But there is a nagging worry that […]
Monday, July 8, 2013
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What happened to growth? We can’t keep increasing profit by cutting cost any more. Here is how some leaders think and what they are doing. CONTEXT Exports disappointing? European business in the doldrums or worse? Domestic spending stilll sluggish and demand off? What are leaders doing about flat sales and not so great profits? Buy […]
Monday, March 4, 2013
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Some baseball teams have won the World Series playing “small-ball (hit and run, stealing bases, trying to get singles and doubles).” Others have played “big ball (stuffing the roster with hitters who can score with one swing of the bat and preferably with runners on base).”Any of them who has won has “left it all […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
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