by Jim Schleckser | Mar 29, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneur, Growth
No doubt you have all heard of the Golden Rule, which is often summarized as, “treat others, as you would want to be treated yourself.” The beauty of this rule is in its simplicity. It turns out there is another simplistic rule–the mnemonic is...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 4, 2016 | Leadership
Staying the Course Mission drift is an irresistible force. You need to build in measures to help you avoid suffering from this crisis of identity. If you don’t, you might end up running a company that is very different than the one you intended to build. As...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 23, 2016 | Business
Failure Isn’t an Option. It’s a Lesson Great CEOs accept that in order to innovate, then failure isn’t an option – it’s required and part of a healthy learning process. However, they make sure they are a “One Trial Learner”....
by Jim Schleckser | Nov 17, 2015 | Culture, Leadership
If you don’t constantly reinforce your organization’s mission and values, you’ll get the blame when something inevitably goes wrong. We hear a lot these days about the importance of building a great company culture, which you can think of as your...
by Jim Schleckser | Nov 13, 2015 | Business
First, Take a Breath Warren Buffett, who has billions of reasons to be worried, uses these six steps to free himself from worry and you can too. We all know Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time. He has literally made billions of dollars...