My favorite time of year is rolling around (and no, it's not the holidays with their nauseatingly excessive tinsel-before-turkey consumerism). I'm talking about time for end of year progress reviews. They're those agonizing, mandatory, and..
Topics: Business Toolkit, Career

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You have a brilliant idea. It’s going to transform your business. It will help you get a huge leg up on your competitors and drive tons of money to the bottom line. Heck, if you can get this thing implemented you’ll probably get a big fat bonus...
Topics: Business Toolkit, Communications, Leadership

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Waaah. The economy. Waaaaah. Boo hoo. Woe is me.Stop. Right now. Stop.Tough times like these demand leadership. I'm sick of hearing how organizations are "hunkering down" until the storm passes. Guess what people? It won't...
Topics: Leadership, Sales, Strategy

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I was recently invited by Brian Ahearn to write a guest post on his blog Influence PEOPLE. Brian recently wrote a great post here on the thoughtLEADERS blog and I'm happy to reciprocate and give his readers something to read over at his place.The...
Topics: Business Toolkit, Communications, Guest Blogger, Sales

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Earlier this week we teed up how failure to incorporate HR in your strategic planning process ultimately leads to the failure of your strategy. It's a common and easily avoidable problem (unfortunately too many organizations don't avoid it).As...
Topics: Leadership, Strategy

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