September 4, 2016 | Resources
How Strong is your Corporate Immune System?
What would make it possible for a company to last 100 years? And why are so many companies gone too soon?
Leadership
September 2, 2016 | Resources
Leadership in Three Acts
The stages of successful movements follows a similar path. Like a story, they have a beginning, middle, and end. Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez have researched how successful movements evolve. This article in the Harvard Business Review describes the …
August 7, 2016 | Resources
Entrepreneurship, Step by Step
Here’s how to make sure your business has it’s best possible start. Disciplined Entrepreneurship, by Bill Aulet, is a handbook for new companies.
June 4, 2016 | Knowledge
Why Stakeholder Management is Important
Projects revolve around stakeholders
Projects stakeholders have an interest in the outcomes of your project. Some are more important to the life of the project, such as the sponsor, steering committee, or project team members. Others are no less important but are involved only …
April 15, 2015 | Knowledge
Negotiating and the Rock Bottom
It pays to know your bottom line
by Steven Lesser Negotiators often have a position that is their rock bottom, their least acceptable deal. Sometimes negotiators communicate this as a take-it-or-leave-it. Some negotiators use the take-it-or-leave-it even when they are not at their minimum deal. When …
December 17, 2012 | Knowledge
Don’t Ignore Business Risks
Recognize business risk when you see it
Generally, if you are in business, big or small, you face risks. These may be reflected in the day-to-day management of the business or in a specific project, for example. Business risk is largely under the control of management of …
November 28, 2012 | Knowledge
Managing Change
Managing change: the keys to success
by Steven Lesser Change is a constant element in both our personal and business lives. Rarely do situations remain static, particularly in the ever-changing technological society in which we live. Since we cannot escape change, the question is, “How can we …
November 7, 2012 | Knowledge
Effective meetings
Improve meetings by focusing on what's important
by Steven Lesser According to a recent Strategy + Business article, the risk of being “switched on” continually and the benefits of “shutting down” from time to time are important considerations for managers. Effective managers and leaders learn to differentiate between …
October 24, 2012 | Knowledge
What’s the Big Problem?
Take time to really understand the issues
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” – Groucho Marx As we move closer to this year’s U.S. Presidential election, we are hearing about a lot of issues, …
October 14, 2012 | Knowledge
Introverted versus Extroverted Leadership
There's no "right" leadership personality
With the U.S. elections coming in November and the start of the pre-election debates, there is currently a lot of “noise” about what constitutes a good leader, a comparison of leadership styles of the two presidential nominees, Barack Obama and …