“People join the company but leave the boss.” We often hear this said. People accept a job opportunity for the possibilities that they see in the industry and the particular company. Then they leave the company because of the behavior of the boss...
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What do we mean when we speak about a toxic boss? A toxic boss is a person who believes that the way to get team members to perform is through shouting, belittling, and bullying the people that they should be leading. According to an article...
Read moreLeadership and the Peter Principle
Most people are familiar with the Peter Principle. This principle was first published in a 1969 book, The Peter Principle, by Laurence Peter and Raymond Hull. The Peter Principle observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to their own level...
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4 Character-Based Stumbling Blocks to Good Decision-Making As leaders we are often called upon for decisions or to effectively guide a decision process. We face choices every day, some large, some small, some urgent, some mundane. A large part of...
Read moreLeaders and Managers
In business literature we often see the terms leader and manager used interchangeably. However the role of a leader and the role of a manager are different, even though there may be a fuzzy gray line between the two roles in certain aspects. If...
Read moreThe Process of Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is a tool that is useful for guiding day-to-day decisions and also for evaluating progress and changing approaches for moving forward. In a previous article we described the purpose of strategic planning. The process for...
Read moreThe Purpose of Strategic Planning
The purpose of strategic planning is to gain control of the future and the destiny of the organization. If your experience of strategic planning is developing a ream of paper full of tables and charts that then gets put in a drawer or on a shelf...
Read moreTactics and Action Plan
The tactics and action plan describe the activities of the organization to implement the business strategy and achieve the strategic objectives. The action plan is the final piece of a strategic management system that translates mission and...
Read more12 Practical Descriptors for Business Strategy
Business strategy is the linchpin between vision and action plans. With a good statement of strategy organizations are on the fast track to success. Without a good statement of strategy organizations can feel like they’re wandering in the...
Read moreGoals and Objectives
Goals and objectives provide direction, inspiration, and a standard for measurement of performance for an organization. Goals define direction or destination while objectives set specific targets or milestones for performance measurement. In a...
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