Tag: leadership
Tow truck drivers and bad bosses
Why is a bad boss like a tow truck driver? Both think they can ignore the rules of the road if they just put their blinking lights on, and neither…
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CEO Success – Howard Fluhr
One of my heroes gave the talk at the opening dinner of this week's CEO Boot Camp. I've known Howard Fluhr since we started running CEO Boot Camps in 2005. …
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The tragedy of the common shareholder
Maximizing shareholder value is not working. It's driving so many short term decisions that we seem to be destroying our collective futures. It's the tragedy of the common all over…
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Throwing the bums out is not enough
It was an unsatifying election for many. Certainly for those who lost, and for those who supported candidates who lost. But also for many of the people who voted against…
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meaningful and rewarding onboarding
What's most important? This is a critical question in onboarding. You need to know what's important to you. You need to know what's important to the people you're working with. …
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Look outside for the platform for change
The only way anyone will ever change anything is if they believe they can not keep doing what they are doing in the way they are doing it. This requires…
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The Words are Not the Message
We have all been taught the importance of staying on message. Unfortunately, "message" is one of those over-used words that has come to mean different things to different people. Let's…
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The Secret of Happiness (per Harvard class of 1980)
The secret of happiness is apparent from the most recent survey of Harvard's class of 1980. It turns out happiness is good. Actually, there are three goods. Everyone strives for…
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Onboarding just ahead of the curve
You want to be ahead of the curve in onboarding - but not too far ahead of the curve. I It's a Goldilocks sort of thing. If you're behind everyone…
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