by Jim Schleckser | Jan 14, 2025 | Business, HR, Leadership, Talent
Always Be Recruiting – ABR is the New Mantra In today’s competitive job market, the “Always Be Recruiting” (ABR) mindset has become essential. Organizations often struggle to fill critical roles because there are simply more open positions than qualified candidates....
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 9, 2025 | Business, Delegation, Leadership
Instead of Complete Delegation – Lead with Oversight Like Ronald Reagan I’ve written before about the different levels of delegation leaders can embrace based on the risk levels of a project and how reversible the results may be. My analogy is deciding...
by Jim Schleckser | Sep 10, 2024 | Delegation, Leadership, Management, Talent
Balancing Autonomy with the Need for Oversight Leadership has been highly glorified in both popular and academic discussions. At its core, leadership is about inspiring others to follow you in achieving a compelling goal. However, management, as distinct from top...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 6, 2024 | Bonuses, Compensation, Entrepreneur, HR, Leadership, Talent
One of the things that CEOs and boards worry about the most is their executive team’s vulnerability to poaching by other companies. That’s especially true when it comes to the risk of losing top executives — even the CEO — to someone who offers...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 9, 2024 | Business, Culture, Entrepreneur, Growth, Leadership
We’ve all encountered someone we love working for or with. This person seems to possess an exceptional ability to rally the team and inspire everyone to bring their best effort to the office or any other setting. It’s as if they have a magnetic personality...
by Jim Schleckser | Jun 18, 2024 | Advisory Groups, Board of Directors, Business, Delegation, Leadership, Management
Many businesses are founded by inspirational leaders with a long-term vision for their company’s future. Sometimes, this vision includes the desire for the business to be passed down through multiple generations of the founder’s family. I’ve worked...
