by Jim Schleckser | Nov 26, 2019 | Business
They are valuable if they are used properly Most of us who run companies aren’t lawyers, perhaps, fortunately. At the same time, we are dependent on the skills, education, and background of professional attorneys to advise us. The challenge is that we have to...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 29, 2019 | Business
The most disruptive innovation comes from elsewhere Whenever I speak about innovation, one of the companies I point to is Apple. Of course, some would argue that Apple is less than innovative these days. But just about anyone would acknowledge that Apple has produced...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 22, 2019 | Business
If you want to be a clear communicator, you have to forget college writing When we’re growing up in the educational system, we’re taught to write in a way that builds complex thoughts and sentences. Big vocabulary words are prized. The more syllables the...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 10, 2019 | Leadership
Transparency and vulnerability are key and hard to have. One of the most important things we do as leaders are to help align teams around attaining a strategic goal or goals. Lots of leaders struggle with this, mostly because they are opaque about what is in their...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 24, 2019 | Leadership
The inability to handle conflict can limit your career. A popular book among business leaders these days is called Radical Candor by Kim Scott. The book talks about the idea that one’s ability to be direct with people and give them hard truths is a core...
