| 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 […]
How to Run a Company With (Almost) No Rules
| TEDTalk | What if your job didn’t control your life? Brazilian CEO Ricardo Semler practices a radical form of corporate democracy, rethinking everything from board meetings to how workers report their vacation days (they don’t have to). It’s a vision that rewards the wisdom of workers, promotes work-life balance — and leads to some […]
5 CEOs Share Their Best Productivity Tips
| By Gwen Moran, www.fastcompany.com | When you’re running a growing company, many issues compete for your attention. From human resources priorities to operational issues to growth plans, you’ve got to fit all the needs of your company into your day. So it’s not surprising that CEOs have developed some effective productivity practices and tips. Here, some […]