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Leadership: It can Make or Break Lean Success

Leadership has the ability to either make or break a business. Good leadership practices can send a business into uncharted waters of great success and opportunity, while on the other hand, poor leadership tactics may leave a business floundering in a sea of defeat. In most traditional business hierarchies, leaders are usually the staff members […]

Being an Effective Leader

Effective leaders do three things well:

Set direction Ensure alignment Gain commitment

They do this not with just a few departments or a couple of divisions but with the entire organization. The most effective leaders will take these steps:

Set direction for the organization – the vision, where the organization will be in 3, 5, […]

Strong Leaders Engage

When we are asked to think about strong leadership styles and strong leaders many of us conjure up images of someone who makes pronouncements and never goes back on their decisions. They know the right thing to do and expect people to simply get on with doing what they are told. I do wonder […]

How Are You Motivating and Inspiring Your Teams in Challenging Times?

We are all faced with challenging times and, likely, you are leading a team that is reduced in size with even more work to be accomplished to meet organizational goals and compete effectively in an increasingly competitive and global marketplace. How you motivate and inspire your teams in these challenging times makes all the difference […]

Are You Leading or Following the Competition?

The most effective companies are those that lead in their marketplace rather than follow. I’ll give you an example of a “follower” company. I know of one company who, rather than take the lead in their market, would review competitor’s website and then duplicate what they do. They never took the lead in their industry. […]