Posts Tagged ‘Leadership planning’

A Manager, an Executive, and a Business Lion Went to Fill a Customer’s Needs

Customers have a never ending thirst that must be quenched on a continuous basis. They return to the same source of water that will quench the majority of their thirst because of familiarity and trust. Customers will desire for that source of water to be the answers or solutions to myriad of diverse needs. Yet, [...]

Treat Your Teams Consistently As Individuals

In a previous post I wrote about how an inconsistent manager can create discontent amongst their team.  Later, during a discussion about this in my business planning class, I was reminded about an old manager I had.  He used to say that he would be consistent in treating us all as individuals.   At first blush [...]

Free Your Mind When You Are Planning

When you enter the planning phase – whether it is business planning, launching a product, or marketing plan – you cannot be limited.  You need to be willing to explore untried paths and find inventive ideas.  There should be no sacred cows and you  have to put blinders over the “not invented hear” crowd.  This [...]