by Jim Schleckser | Sep 2, 2020 | Talent
Tough times require difficult decisions about the size of your payroll. As the government begins to scale back its financial support for businesses impacted by the pandemic, leaders will be forced to do some hard analysis of their labor force. Many of us will be...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 18, 2020 | Business
The better the business model, the more valuable the business. The key to building a successful business for the long term–and potentially the opportunity to sell it for top dollar down the road–is to ensure that you have a rock-solid business model as...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 11, 2020 | Business
Neither one is sufficient to cover all situations, but together they can get you the right result every time. Everywhere in the professional world, there are company values and procedures. Yet we don’t always think of these as key elements–the yin and the...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 4, 2020 | Delegation
More importantly, what should it be? There is a fundamental choice that leaders make–consciously or unconsciously–when leading people. Your leadership style either leans toward orienting around tasks or prioritizing supporting people. Understanding how...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 28, 2020 | Growth
We can learn something from prior downturns. Now that we’re in the middle of an economic downturn, there’s a lot of discussion about how long it will take to begin a recovery. Is the recovery curve going to take the shape of a V (a quick recovery), a U...
