by Jim Schleckser | Dec 9, 2019 | Leadership
It’s not performance or work ethic – but they help Every great leader has something in common. They have gravitas, which is to say they have executive weight, a presence that people respect and want to follow. Yes, they also need to have intellectual...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 3, 2019 | Talent
It’s a high-risk answer — you want to get it right. One of the most unfair questions you can be asked during a job interview is: What salary were you expecting? This question is not only potentially unethical, but it also violates one of the cardinal rules...
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...
