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 | Mar 9, 2015 | Leadership
Work Smarter, Not Harder Great CEOs rarely enter into Player Mode. Rather, his or her first move is to find someone else to do the work. When most CEOs find their company getting into some kind of bind, they jump in to personally help resolve the issue. We call this...
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 | Oct 9, 2014 | Culture, Delegation, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Talent
When it comes to your top performers, the ones you want to promote into leadership slots to drive your organization forward, how do you get them ready for their next role? Here are four powerful approaches. In my most recent post, I have talked about how to deal with...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 28, 2014 | Leadership
To Do and Not To Do A key question every CEO faces is how they can get out of Player mode and spend more time in high-leverage roles. The secret to getting there is the “Not-Do” list. Everyone has a To-Do list. It helps us stay focused and organized. It’s...
