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 | Oct 6, 2015 | Business, Decision Making, Entrepreneur, Growth, Strategy
Great strategy isn’t what separates the great companies from all the rest. It’s executing a simple strategy in a highly repeatable way that returns quality to customers and value to investors that makes them truly stand apart. Everyone loves strategy....
by Jim Schleckser | Mar 24, 2015 | Business, Customers, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Marketing
Just about every role in a business these days, including that of the CEO, involves receiving and passing along information to someone else. Maybe it’s the sales reports you need to share with your board of directors about, or maybe even it’s the...
by Jim Schleckser | Mar 10, 2015 | Business, Decision Making, Delegation, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Strategy
One of the most important jobs any leader does is decide what issues to tackle inside the organization at any given time. But how do you choose which ones are the most critical? Risk is a major component in deciding what comes first. Consider the analogy of a naval...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 10, 2015 | Entrepreneur, HR, Leadership, Management, Talent
Many entrepreneurs have high standards when it comes to performance. You might even call them perfectionists. That means they’ll often have a lot of feedback and input anytime someone asks their opinion on something. In fact, for many, it’s what they live...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 17, 2014 | Business, Entrepreneur
Just about every entrepreneur flies at some point in his or her career. As a two-million-air-miles flyer, I follow these 9 suggestions to zoom through the airport. Some fly more than others. As someone who has accumulated more than 2 million air miles over the years,...
