Business
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Educating employees – Riding Employee Development to the Top
Some years ago, a junior IBM executive lost the company $10 million when a deal blew up. Shortly afterward, CEO…
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Good-bye and good luck | Freeing up the Future of Underachievers
In the early days, I was so doggedly loyal that I terminated people only for serious underperform mince or egregious…
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Reward results – Matching Incentives to Outcomes
Like all entrepreneurs who pour every last dime into their company, my co-founder, Don, and I got nervous whenever business…
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Set challenging goals | Helping Employees to Grow through Goal Setting
Make it mutual A wise and all-knowing leader that I was, I used to unilaterally assign goals to people. When…
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Dare to care – Kindness and Empathy Wins Hearts and Minds
Reading between the lines, two of the qualities a good coach must have are kindness and empathy. I’m not talking…
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Coaching others – Cheering and Steering, Not Domineering
People make decisions emotionally and justify them intellectually. That’s the first thing I share with business owners who tell me…
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