by Jim Schleckser | Mar 15, 2022 | Advisory Groups, Delegation, Entrepreneur, Leadership
Should Former CEOs Join the Board? The answer is more complicated than you might think. It’s become common practice that when CEOs leave their position, it’s assumed that they will continue with the company as a member of its board–maybe even as...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 15, 2022 | Delegation, HR, Leadership, Talent
Look at Where You Spend Your Time as a Leader to See Who You Might Be Covering For. I deal with many CEOS who are incredibly capable at their job. They can also do the job of many of the people who work for them. They may even be an expert in their area. The problem...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 11, 2022 | Culture, Delegation, Entrepreneur, Growth, Leadership, Talent
As a Leader, are You Overmanaging? A leadership concept that goes back about 60 years is called Theory X versus Theory Y. Leaders typically fall into one of these two management styles. If you believe in Theory X, it means you don’t trust the people who work for...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 12, 2021 | Business, Culture, Delegation, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Talent
As seen on Inc.com Hiring for capacity makes all the difference. We’re all in a war for talent these days, which makes it harder than ever to find A-players to add to your team. Many of us use all kinds of analytical tools to help identify high performers such...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 17, 2021 | Business, Culture, Delegation, Leadership, Sales, Talent
Good salespeople are hard to find. Don’t waste their time on less valuable work. I was talking recently to the CEO of a small software technology business and a member of The CEO Project about some of the issues he was dealing with inside his company. One of the...
by Jim Schleckser | Jun 15, 2021 | Culture, Delegation, Diversity, Leadership, Talent
There are warning signs for you to watch One of the innate skills that most entrepreneurs share in common is the ability to attract people to their ideas and causes. It’s almost like having a superpower to be able to bring in the right people around...
