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Problem Solving: The Surest Way to Establish Credibility & Gain Influence
The surest way to gain credibility and increase your influence is to solve problems. If you define the problem, provide context, believe there is a solution, identify alternatives, develop a recommendation, plan and act, and pray, you will become a leader who makes a positive difference.
The Table Rock Lake Tragedy – Leadership has Consequences, Good or Bad
Our decisions and actions matter… take the time to think through how you’d handle a crisis – professionally or personally. Your mental preparation may make all the difference.
Seven Steps to Develop a Compelling Vision
People will experience chaos, division, unproductiveness, and scatter without vision. If there is an idea of a preferred future, people will thrive with direction, passion, and focus.
How to Bend a Negative Performance Trend
Dave briefed me on Giant and Matt, the candy category buyer, in the car ride to our appointment. He told me that Matt was one of the most stringent buyers in the Northeast. In his opinion, Matt was arrogant, very demanding, and hard to get along with. He was ambitious and only approved innovation or promotions that made him look successful. No one at Hershey had been able to materially breakthrough with him…
How to Build Trust, Not Bust It
Trust is the bedrock of every strong relationship.
Let that sink in…
Trust is at the core of all personal and professional relationships. With it, you can achieve great things with others. Without it, you’ll go nowhere.
Do you remember a time when trust was absent or broken? I do.
How to Manage the Tyranny of the Urgent
One day, I was sitting in a meeting, and someone presented a priorities 2 x 2 grid. I’d seen the concept before but never used it. The presenter showed how the grid helped segment initiatives and prioritize them based on levels of urgency and importance…
