How to gain momentum by capitalizing on business tipping points
As a business grows, it passes specific business tipping points. If we can capitalize on these thresholds, we can gain momentum and push on to the next level. Let’s begin […]
Essential qualities for excellent managers
Excellent managers are not born. Instead, developing first-rate management skills, attitudes, and abilities requires an intentional self-improvement project. Here is a start. 1. Prompt responsiveness The first attribute every manager should […]
Why effective leadership is lonely and exhausting
When I started my practice, I did not comprehend much about how isolating, lonely, and exhausting leading a group would be. I probably should have noticed during my early leadership […]
How to redesign your leadership structure as you grow
Once your organization reaches certain milestones, redesigning leadership structure is a must. In this post, I talk about those milestones and how to go about making the needed changes in […]
The training we never had—Excellence in managing staff
Success inevitably requires a difficult choice: either refer out the excess referrals or hire staff to handle the overflow (see “The dilemma of success: Do it myself or delegate” for […]
Ten examples of culture change in one organization
Using the history of the organization I led (Centennial Counseling Center, P.C.) I have highlighted ten examples of decisions our leaders made that changed our culture. In essence, our understanding […]
How to think about the basics of managing leaders
I remember the moment when I realized that I needed to learn how to manage leaders. We had grown to a second location in a different community fifty minutes away […]
Matching one’s leadership style to the environment
One’s leadership style many seem relatively unchangeable. It should not be. David Maister wrote a short but insightful chapter on “Partnership Governance.” He sets up the discussion about one’s leadership […]
Business success: What does it take?
In my view, business success is partly based on the owner’s willingness to do what the business requires in all circumstances. And it is partly based on the personality of […]