by Jim Schleckser | Mar 19, 2024 | Entrepreneur, HR, Management, Talent
The term “A-players” has become commonplace in the modern workplace, universally understood to represent your organization’s top performers. These individuals consistently deliver exceptional results and maintain higher standards of quality compared...
by Jim Schleckser | Mar 5, 2024 | Business, Culture, Decision Making, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Management
In the business world, the phrase “reaching consensus” is commonly used, especially when a team is working towards aligning on a set of objectives. The aim is to promote procedural justice and achieve unanimity of views. But there’s a dark and ugly...
by Jim Schleckser | Feb 20, 2024 | Budget, Business, Entrepreneur, Growth, Management
Every business leader should possess a fundamental grasp of accounting. It’s not about becoming an accountant; rather, it’s about acquiring enough knowledge to avoid being deceived or deceiving oneself. There is one specific area where accounting...
by Jim Schleckser | Nov 14, 2023 | Entrepreneur, Growth, Management, Strategy
Typically, during their initial phases, businesses tend to be exceptionally creative with minimal rules or low rule density. Their guiding principles might encompass aspects like prioritizing customer satisfaction, and encapsulating the essence of their operations....
by Jim Schleckser | Nov 7, 2023 | Advisory Groups, Business, Decision Making, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Management
With the rise in popularity of people pursuing MBAs in recent years, there’s been a spike in the reliance on analytics in business decisions. If you don’t have data to back up your position, you come across as unprepared, even unprofessional. You can thank...
by Jim Schleckser | May 28, 2019 | Business, Compensation, Leadership, Management
Many people talk about leadership principles or values these days. But what often happens is that they get printed on a poster, hung on a wall – and then quickly forgotten. No one actually lives those values, or frankly, can even remember them. Amazon is...
