by Jim Schleckser | Jan 4, 2019 | Leadership
Rule #1 – Don’t Stand Behind a Pie Ducker in a Food Fight We’ve all had the experience of working together with our boss or a co-worker that develops an idea we have into something our firm can actually act on. Oftentimes, that can mean that you need...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 4, 2018 | Leadership
It can be annoying, but it gets results It’s all too common to be having a conversation with someone only to have that person take a very black-or-white stance about some situation or decision that they are recommending. The problem with this is that it can be...
by Jim Schleckser | Nov 19, 2018 | Leadership
It Isn’t Just Names in Boxes – Structure Makes the Strategy Happen A common question that gets brought up in our work with CEO peer groups is how organizations should be structured in order to achieve the best results. The issue CEOs struggle with is how...
by Jim Schleckser | Nov 6, 2018 | Leadership
Putting numbers to the elements of culture helps you understand it. But do you really understand your culture? I’m not challenging you on whether your culture is good or bad. Rather, there could be some interesting opportunities in getting a more explicit...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 21, 2018 | Leadership
Either They’ve Got it or They Don’t – But There is Something We Can Do Many leaders I encounter think that the most important part of their job is to motivate people on a daily basis. But that’s simply a myth because you can’t motivate...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 7, 2018 | Leadership
How they were graded on this can predict their ability to be good team members. There is a popular book series that’s based on the idea that everything we need to know, we learned in kindergarten. There’s some real truth to this. But I would like to take...
