by Jim Schleckser | May 20, 2020 | Leadership
If your kid is interested in going into business someday, here’s why an engineering degree may be their best option. There is an ongoing conversation about what kind of education someone needs to become a CEO or entrepreneur in the future. Part of the reason for...
by Jim Schleckser | Apr 7, 2020 | Business, Decision Making, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Strategy
There’s an Easy Way to Calculate How Much You Should Be Making. You might be destroying wealth in your business without realizing it, but here’s how to stop Let me start by asking you what at first might seem like a silly question: Are you destroying...
by Jim Schleckser | Mar 31, 2020 | Leadership
You Need to Have Buffers to Handle the Ups and Downs of Business There are probably dozens of traits that come to mind when you think of what sets great leaders apart from the rest of the pack. But one of the most important things that every great leader...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 11, 2020 | Leadership
The Leadership Buffer Principle Covers it All Back in 1969, Dr. Peter and Raymond Hull wrote and published a book called The Peter Principle, where they helped popularize the notion that people tend to rise to their “level of incompetence.” In other words,...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 4, 2020 | Leadership
They are the Yin and Yang of Leaders People Want to Follow. Or Not. If you ask just about anyone about the kinds of qualities that every great leader possesses, it’s certain that someone will say: “confidence.” This makes sense as we’re all...
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 10, 2020 | Leadership
There isn’t one best answer. Many of us reach a point in our careers or in the growth of our companies when we find ourselves in a position of having people to report to us. It’s a mark of some professional success. The question arises as to which types of...
