by Jim Schleckser | Jul 9, 2019 | Board of Directors, Business, Culture
I have written before about advisory boards and the steps you can take toward evolving that board into a more formal, fiduciary board for your business. But there are also steps you can take in the near-term to leverage your board in a different way to help grow your...
by Jim Schleckser | Jun 2, 2019 | Culture, Decision Making, Delegation, HR, Leadership, Talent
One of the fundamental management tenants I have used in my career, something I originally first learned from one my large and successful customers, is that you don’t want to have two managers in a row that don’t know. Let me explain what I mean by that....
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 10, 2017 | Business, Compensation, Culture, Decision Making, Entrepreneur, Leadership
There are many parallels in running a business and running your life – especially when it comes to deciding whether to throw time or money at solving a problem. The there is a catch in knowing when and how to value your time over money. For example, when...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 29, 2017 | Business, Culture, Strategy
If your behavior doesn’t match your strategy, you send mixed messages to the rest of the organization. Helping choose your company’s strategy is one of the key roles any business leader plays. But if our behaviors don’t match up with that strategy,...
by Jim Schleckser | May 9, 2017 | Culture, Entrepreneur, Growth, HR, Talent
There are multiple ways you can manage an organization to make sure that the right decisions get made under most situations. One way is to be rules-based and the other is culture-based. You might also choose an option somewhere in between. Let me explain. Rules-based...
by Jim Schleckser | Apr 12, 2017 | Business, Culture, Entrepreneur
As business people, we know we need to “network” as a way to build relationships that will help us in business and life. But attending a networking event like a conference can pose challenges, especially when it comes to making the most of your time there....
