by Jim Schleckser | Mar 10, 2020 | Business, Decision Making, Negotiation, Succession
When you start to think about selling your company, there are financial buyers and strategic buyers. These two categories of buyers show up at the table. The first is financial buyers, such as private equity firms, which are popular because they are swimming in cash,...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 25, 2020 | Business
Gossip and Social Influencers hold the key Jim Haudan of Root Learning, a phenomenal speaker and strategic change leader, likes to say: “People will tolerate the conclusions of their leaders, but they will act on their own”. This is a profound statement...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 18, 2020 | Talent
The 1 percent solution. In his bestselling book, The Advantage, Patrick Lencioni stresses that the only real competitive advantage any organization has is its ability to learn. And the faster your organization learns, the bigger and faster your competitive advantage...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 11, 2020 | Leadership
The Leadership Buffer Principle Covers it All Back in 1969, Dr. Peter and Raymond Hull wrote and published a book called The Peter Principle, where they helped popularize the notion that people tend to rise to their “level of incompetence.” In other words,...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 4, 2020 | Leadership
They are the Yin and Yang of Leaders People Want to Follow. Or Not. If you ask just about anyone about the kinds of qualities that every great leader possesses, it’s certain that someone will say: “confidence.” This makes sense as we’re all...
