by Jim Schleckser | Jan 11, 2022 | Culture, Delegation, Entrepreneur, Growth, Leadership, Talent
As a Leader, are You Overmanaging? A leadership concept that goes back about 60 years is called Theory X versus Theory Y. Leaders typically fall into one of these two management styles. If you believe in Theory X, it means you don’t trust the people who work for...
by Jim Schleckser | Nov 2, 2021 | Culture, Diversity, Growth, HR, Talent
Every leader’s goal should be to find that Goldilocks just right amount. One of the things I struggled with the most was motivation in management. Was I doling out enough praise to those employees who reported to me? I can now see that I was stingier than I...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 26, 2021 | Culture, HR, Talent
It’s time to elevate your HR function. One can make the argument that the performance of every business is derived from the talent of the people inside the organization. That talent edge is even more pronounced in, say, a professional services firm, whose value...
by Jim Schleckser | Oct 12, 2021 | Business, Culture, Delegation, Entrepreneur, Leadership, Talent
As seen on Inc.com Hiring for capacity makes all the difference. We’re all in a war for talent these days, which makes it harder than ever to find A-players to add to your team. Many of us use all kinds of analytical tools to help identify high performers such...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 17, 2021 | Business, Culture, Delegation, Leadership, Sales, Talent
Good salespeople are hard to find. Don’t waste their time on less valuable work. I was talking recently to the CEO of a small software technology business and a member of The CEO Project about some of the issues he was dealing with inside his company. One of the...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 27, 2021 | Culture, Leadership, Talent
If you don’t avoid these mistakes, culture can become toxic. Culture is a delicate thing. Without proper care and feeding, it can fester and fall apart in truly destructive ways. There are seven common ways leaders inadvertently torpedo their culture. The key is...
