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 […]
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Our conversation this morning with Jim Blasingame of Small Business Advocate focused on a problem he believes is endemic to small business: the owner’s inability (or unwillingness) to rise above fire drills and checkbook management to do the job called “CEO.” Jim believes the next four years will be as turbulent as the past five […]
Monday, February 25, 2013
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In anticipation of an internet radio conversation with my friend Jim Blasingame (the small business advocate), I have been thinking about recent conversations with CEOs and business owners. Two themes have emerged. First, living with change is a permanent condition. And while the boss can get valuable input from within the enterprise (and should), navigating […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Monday, March 4, 2013
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