with leading yourself. I’m always telling the people I meet that I’m incredibly grateful for the time that I spent at Procter and Gamble early in my career. Not only did I get an amazing opportunity to work for one of the most-admired companies but I also received at least a $250,000 education in leadership in the process (in 2012 P&G was ranked one of the best companies for developing leaders). Click below to read more...
As we head into the last quarter of 2012, the subject of strategic planning should be on the top of your list. In my travels, however, I’ve found that there are 3 categories companies fall into when it comes to Strategic Planning.
Summer’s winding down…at least in the northern hemisphere…and I’m starting to hear talks of annual planning for 2013 – along with lots of“strategic thinking” and “what if” conversations. Of course, there’s always the critical prioritization question given all of the things you could be doing...
Accountability seems to be the word of choice these days in many of the business conversations that I’m having.
Learning to say “NO” to opportunities for new business has been a major business lesson for me over the past few years. In the dozen years that I’ve worked in the small and small...
Even if you aren’t in a growth industry (but especially if you are)…there’s plenty of work to be done in the summer “downtime”. Remember: Complacency is not an option.* Most...
