by Jim Schleckser | May 17, 2019 | Leadership
It’s a Critical Question for Your Success and Happiness One of the things most people don’t think about when it comes to assessing their leadership style is what kind of organization they might best perform in and what they most enjoy. That can be an...
by Jim Schleckser | Apr 17, 2019 | Delegation, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Management
As entrepreneurs who run growing companies, it’s tempting to operate your organization as lean and mean as you can. That’s why when it comes to hiring people, you tend to think in mainly terms of two categories: executives and individual contributors. We know we need...
by Jim Schleckser | Mar 7, 2019 | Delegation, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Management
Over the past few years, we have become accustomed to an extreme level of transparency in our lives. If you want to go shop for a new TV, for example, there are endless comparison sites online where you can compare everything from feature sets to the ease of set up...
by Jim Schleckser | Mar 5, 2019 | Leadership
Most Leaders Miss This Critical Culture Element If you go to business school to get your MBA, you’ll likely learn about a concept known as a “span of control.” In short, a span of control means how many employees a single manager might have reporting...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 28, 2019 | Leadership
It’s a balance of brains and people skills. We live in a world where nearly every parent encourages their children to get good grades in school. Not only that, there might even be the expectation that their child gets all A’s–a perfect 4.0-grade...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 1, 2019 | Leadership
Silence is the Source of Great Strength A book came out within the past few years that has become quite popular. It’s called Quiet by Susan Cain, where she writes about the power of introverts to remain silent and focused in a noisy world. Cain makes the...
