I, Pencil
Reading Time: < 1 minute Those who are concerned that China’s economy will surpass ours should consider the following “required reading.” China just announced to great fanfare that after years of effort and millions in investment, it has managed to produce… a ballpoint pen! (This was accomplished in the US about 80 years ago). Before
Do the Exit Interview FIRST
Reading Time: < 1 minute Most CEOs know that job tenure is far less today than the “lifetime employment” of generations past; but if so, why not find out what the prospect intends to do AFTER they leave your employment. That’s what LinkedIn’s head of recruiting was challenged to do by his CEO. Maybe you should
The Art and Science of KPIs: Use Them to Empower your Organization
Reading Time: 2 minutes The CEO’s support and encouragement are vital to enable a culture of successful KPIs for its business. Just think about it. Many individuals believe that financial measures are the ultimate in creating KPIs for your business. How many times do we hear – did we meet our sales goal, how
Walt Disney – His First Vision and His Future Vision
Reading Time: < 1 minute The year 2016 will mark the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney’s passing (that makes a boomer feel old!). After his death, several CEOs tried various departures from Disney’s original vision. In recent years, the company has returned to its roots of focusing on great content in general, and superb storytelling in
Chicken Soup and The Rule of Five for Your Success
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen became famous (and rich) as the authors of “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” Writing a great book is one thing….getting others to think it might be (and to buy it) is quite another. They solved their promotional dilemma by adopting what they call the “Rule
From the Brink of Extinction to Winner: Are there Lessons for Your Company?
Reading Time: < 1 minute We celebrate comebacks, like so many other events, because they are rare. These stories are valuable because, as John Henry Newman observed over 100 years ago, “history offers lessons, not rules.” A turnaround for the times is a company that came back from the brink of oblivion to a level
When Great Processes Create Bad PR
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ralph Waldo Emerson warned us that “Foolish consistencies are the hobgoblins of little minds.” To which most CEOs would say “But good processes create great results.” But what happens when an unanticipated situation presents itself to an unprepared employee? . You train employees in your processes…..do you train them to recognize when the
Getting Better at Getting Better – a/k/a Continuous Improvement
Reading Time: < 1 minute The ever increasing degree of competition in the world means that, learning and development can never end. A recent article looks at how the meaning of high performance in the worlds of sports, the arts and finally business , and what it now takes to achieve it, has changed over the years. The
