by Jim Schleckser | Oct 11, 2025 | Leadership
A simple way to ensure team alignment on what matter’s most It’s an annual ritual for company leaders to set the critical objectives for the coming year. Yet, many companies make the mistake of creating too many objectives or goals for their team, which...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 5, 2025 | Delegation
How to use the RACI Model to Set Expectations: Effective Delegation One of the challenges many leaders face is understanding where and when they can delegate tasks or decisions to the people who report to them. I’ve written before about how you can use...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 20, 2025 | Entrepreneur
What role should you play to maximize the value of your business? Change can be hard—especially when it involves evolving your role inside your own company. The tasks you handle when launching a business are drastically different from those required when the business...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 13, 2025 | Business
Consider how hard or easy it is for your business to grow. One of my favorite topics to write about and discuss with CEOs is the qualities of a great business model and why it’s essential to have one within your business. A great business model excels in four...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 7, 2025 | Management
If Your Business Plays the Middle, Watch Out Competition could disintermediate you if you don’t own the customer or the means of production. A word that’s popped up more frequently in my recent conversations with business owners is one you don’t hear every day:...
