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...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 29, 2020 | Advisory Groups
How to succeed by doing things others aren’t It’s always so tempting to tag along with what everyone else is doing–what we’ve come to call the wisdom of the crowd. But the truth is that really successful people take a different path, they take...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 24, 2020 | Advisory Groups
Is the power of compound interest really the 8th Wonder of the World? There is an often-told story that when Albert Einstein was once asked what mankind’s greatest invention was, he replied: “Compound interest.” There’s even one claim that...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 10, 2020 | Leadership
There isn’t one best answer. Many of us reach a point in our careers or in the growth of our companies when we find ourselves in a position of having people to report to us. It’s a mark of some professional success. The question arises as to which types of...
