There are tremendous benefits for companies that have a diverse workforce. Hearing a great deal about diversity and inclusion in the workplace recently, I came across a Harvard Business Journal article that discussed how diversity plays a role in innovation for businesses. I enjoyed this article, however, I wanted to better understand the benefits that having […]
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Throughout my many years in leadership there is always one topic that comes up whether I am consulting, in a full time leadership role, serving on a board or even speaking with other leaders in a casual conversation. This is the topic of ethics in business. I have witnessed that some leaders get more nervous
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It has been stated many times that success is a journey and not a destination. This journey is also filled with many peaks and valleys and most often you have to overcome a lowest valley to achieve your highest peak. In order for this to occur, a leader must always persevere. Today’s business landscape is highly
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Another key to having a successful company is creating a competitive advantage in your marketplace. What I see all too often is that companies don’t have a competitive advantage or have one but don’t understand how to leverage it. If companies don’t fully understand their competitive advantage, how is the customer supposed to figure it
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Share on linkedin Share on twitter Share on facebook I want to begin by thanking all of my loyal subscribers over the past 2 years. I continue to be appreciative by your comments and support of my business and technology blog. What I thought was a dumb idea years ago when the idea was brought
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I have been fortunate throughout my career to work with some great entrepreneurs as well as business executives. Being that I have spent most of my career in companies in the early stage/growth equity stage, I have learned the importance of delegation. Contrary to the belief, this is not the boss having someone do their
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Share on linkedin Share on twitter Share on facebook Many years ago I took a course for President’s at Aileron, outside of Dayton, Ohio. The company was started by billionaire Clay Mathile to help business owners/CEOs to take their company to the next level. As I learned more about Mr. Mathile, I learned he was
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A few weeks back I wrote about the differences of Business Leaders vs Managers. I received some good feedback, so this week I wanted to dive into a few different types of leadership styles. The two styles I want to cover are a “power” leader and a “servant” leader. Either one of these styles can
Many startup companies, and mature companies as well sometimes minimize the importance of annual strategic planning. This is particularly a challenge when everything is going so well. I can personally admit, I have been guilty of not giving this task its due attention, in previous companies that I have led. However the old saying is
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