| By Richard Feloni, www.businessinsider.com | Dan Gilbert runs an empire. He makes many of his public appearances as the billionaire owner of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, but he’s also the chairman and founder of Rock Ventures, his holding company for over 100 businesses, including the Cavs, the real-estate company Bedrock that’s transforming downtown Detroit, and the company […]
Want to be Great at Something? Get a Coach
How do we improve in the face of complexity? Atul Gawande has studied this question with a surgeon’s precision. He shares what he’s found to be the key: having a good coach to provide a more accurate picture of our reality, to instill positive habits of thinking, and to break our actions down and then […]
4 Coping Strategies You Can Use When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed At Work
| By Brandon Lopez, www.forbes.com | I’ve reached a point in my career where I have a number of different business interests, all of which demand my time and attention. At any given point right now, I find myself engaged in running my company, BodeTree, fulfilling my duties as a Partner at our venture investment business, BT Ventures, writing […]
12 Leadership Development Questions Any Leader Can Use Today
| leadershipfreak.blog | Every teacher learns before they teach. Every teacher learns while they teach. The learner in the coffee shop: I stood and embraced Jack when he walked into the coffee shop where I was meeting with a young leader. Jack’s in his 80’s and an elder statesman in the community where I live. He looked at the young […]
The Five Levels Of Leadership (And Where You Stand)
| By Ed Krow, www.forbes.com | We all know a manager who uses fear tactics. We probably also know a manager who leads as a coach, inspiring rather than forcing people to get things done. Which type of leader are you? There are five key levels of leadership in an organization. I don’t see them necessarily as […]
Communicating With Impact: Ten Elements Of Effective Messaging
| By Carrie Osgood, www.forbes.com | We’ve all heard the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” If only that were true in business. Carefully-designed “covers“ are essential to enticing potential buyers to commit to purchasing products and services. Covers in business are not just on books. They include everything that acts as an impression – […]
Communicating Respect: Nine Simple Ways To Build Credibility
| By Dean Brenner, www.forbes.com | Showing your audience respect has a lot of great payoffs. It makes your audience feel engaged and positive, it can enable a culture of buy-in, in which people feel committed not only to execute a plan or implement a new product but to make it succeed, and it can make you […]
The Leadership Superpower That Builds Trust and Connection
| By Randy Conley, leadingwithtrust.com | If you could have any superpower in the world that would help you be a better leader, what would it be? Mind-control could be a good choice. Manipulating people’s minds to make them do what you want would certainly make your job easier. Or how about super-intelligence? If you were the […]