Take a minute to read the attached article titled “What’s Better Than a Big Fat Paycheck”. Many of the things in the article seem familiar to what we’ve discussed over the years… Things like your goals, your attitude, loving what
Read more →I’ve heard this question or something similar to it over the years… “Is it better to be loved as a leader or to be feared as a leader?” I really don’t like the question that much because being a great
Read more →You can find countless articles and insight into the 80/20 rule where 80% of your business comes from 20% of your customers. Or 80% of your organization’s production comes from 20% of your employees. If you run the numbers, the
Read more →Ever wonder why some programs never get off the drawing board? Ever wonder why that last program or initiative failed or faded away after just a few months or even weeks? Why do some organizations seem to thrive in everything
Read more →We came across this article (see link below) about Apple CEO, Steve Jobs on Vision and Leadership. It wasn’t mentioned in the article but you can also add this into the mix… Implementation. There is no doubt that Jobs knew
Read more →Take 2 minutes to listen to one of our favorite authors, Jim Collins, explain what he means by “Good is the Enemy of Great” (audio link below). I think we just lost half our readers! They’re too busy to continue…
Read more →True story… I was asked by a manager to add an employee to our score report tracking system. Reason… that employee is a new hire. Within 23 minutes I was asked by another manager in a different department at the
Read more →Whether you’re a leader of an organization, a department, branch office or a small team, you still have to lead. The effectiveness of your leadership will impact your ability to manage and it will impact other managers in your organization
Read more →A few days ago I had to place an order for 500 printed t-shirts for a political campaign. To a small local business that’s a pretty good size order, not to mention likely future orders. Guess what I did? I
Read more →Read this article from the Detroit Free Press and see the tremendous opportunity for your bank. Are you getting your share of these accounts? Are you seeing significant growth (10% – 15% minimum) in your bank’s net number of checking
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