by Jim Schleckser | Aug 3, 2018 | Business
You are silently communicating how you value people’s time. For some of us, the world can be divided into two kinds of people: those of us who show up on time, and those of us who are late. English writer Edward Verrall Lucas had a view on lateness, “I...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 31, 2018 | Acquisitions, Business, Entrepreneur, Growth
Whenever a business is bought or sold, there’s always a negotiation involved in setting the final price. Typically, the seller tries to maximize the price of the business based on their amazing forecast results while the buyer wants to pay as little as possible...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 19, 2018 | Advisory Groups, Talent
Does Your Employee Know They Are About to be Fired? I’ve had many managers report to me across my career as a leader and CEO. And over the years, many of those managers have come to me at different times to express a keen desire to fire one of their own direct...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 5, 2018 | Business
Put the bottom line up front to be a great communicator. When most people communicate or have an update to share at work, either in an email or with a verbal report, they love to share their entire intellectual journey. They tend to start at the beginning, and then...
by Jim Schleckser | Jun 5, 2018 | Bonuses, Delegation
Don’t Dilute Your Diligence This article is excerpted from the book Great CEOs Are Lazy (Inc. Original Imprint, 2016) A lot of the mediocre and hardworking CEOs we have run into over the years are exceptionally good at what we call “peanut...
