by Jim Schleckser | Feb 25, 2025 | Business, Delegation, Leadership
How Leaders Can Delegate with Confidence Delegation is an essential leadership skill, but knowing what to delegate and when can be challenging. The 70% rule suggests that if someone is 70% ready to take on a task, a leader should delegate it. However, another critical...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 27, 2025 | Business, Growth
Trade Talent For Processes To Maximize Your Company Value When starting out, entrepreneurs often exchange time for money. For example, they might paint their own office to save costs. Over time, as their resources grow, they outsource tasks to professionals, saving...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 14, 2025 | Business, HR, Leadership, Talent
Always Be Recruiting – ABR is the New Mantra In today’s competitive job market, the “Always Be Recruiting” (ABR) mindset has become essential. Organizations often struggle to fill critical roles because there are simply more open positions than qualified candidates....
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 9, 2025 | Business, Delegation, Leadership
Instead of Complete Delegation – Lead with Oversight Like Ronald Reagan I’ve written before about the different levels of delegation leaders can embrace based on the risk levels of a project and how reversible the results may be. My analogy is deciding...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 17, 2024 | Business, Culture, Talent
Why Employee Retention Should Be Your Top Priority Over Recruitment If you’ve read my book, Great CEOs Are Lazy or followed this blog for a while; you know how much I value recurring revenue. When a business focuses on acquiring and retaining new customers long-term,...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 3, 2024 | Business, Management, Strategy, Talent
The Higher Up in Your Organization, the Farther Ahead You Should Look for Long-term Success As you advance in your career, one key principle becomes increasingly important: your time horizon for long-term success must extend further into the future. Success at senior...
