by Jim Schleckser | Apr 17, 2019 | Delegation, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Management
As entrepreneurs who run growing companies, it’s tempting to operate your organization as lean and mean as you can. That’s why when it comes to hiring people, you tend to think in mainly terms of two categories: executives and individual contributors. We know we need...
by Jim Schleckser | Mar 7, 2019 | Delegation, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Management
Over the past few years, we have become accustomed to an extreme level of transparency in our lives. If you want to go shop for a new TV, for example, there are endless comparison sites online where you can compare everything from feature sets to the ease of set up...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 26, 2017 | Entrepreneur, Leadership, Management
There is common link between your leadership style, call it your personal leadership brand, and the kind of brand relationship you have with your customers. Namely, you have a choice to make: do you want to be respected or loved? Let me explain. Let’s start by...
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 | Sep 9, 2014 | Culture, Entrepreneur, Growth, Management, Talent
Zero. Zilch. Nada. If someone in your organization is under-performing, they should get nothing: no raises, no bonuses, no promotions, no stock options. That might seem harsh at first glance. But it’s a very intentional strategy whose purpose is to deliver a...