Leadership

Wanted: Social Media Leaders

August 10, 2011

The ability to motivate people to do what is necessary to accomplish goals and overcome challenges is a key management skill required in every successful business. The willingness and skills to lead are especially valuable in a social company. Social marketing is a new frontier with opportunities to discover, tools to learn, and communities to [...]

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7 Attributes of Great Managers

September 8, 2010

I was a much better manager before I became one. I knew who was doing a great job without recognition and who was taking credit for other people’s work. I knew who should be fired and who deserved a promotion. I didn’t understand how the people in charge of leading the company could be so blind. I promised myself that one day I would become a great manager who governed with the wisdom of King Solomon.

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Have an Authentic Happy New Year!

January 4, 2010

Where do you want to be in ten years? Everything is changing so fast it is impossible to predict what will happen in the next decade, but one thing is certain – you don’t want to look back and say “what do I have to show for the last ten years?”

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If You are Remodeling Your Business, Start with the Attitude

April 13, 2009

Your relationship with your customers is only as good as their last experience. A bad attitude undermines the best strategies, marketing, and locations.

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Following the Leader Belongs on the Playground, not in the Boardroom

February 16, 2009

It is tempting to copy the policies and strategies of the leading companies in your industry. After all, they are at the top and seemingly set the standard for everyone else. Conventional wisdom says that failure to follow their lead is the path to corporate suicide.

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