The Biggest Woo-Crap You Ever Heard Drives Every Successful Business
Every business book you read is based on the same premise. Most don’t know it, some are afraid to say it. Here’s the unvarnished naked truth that drives every […]
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One Thing All Managers Do That Drags Everybody to the Bottom
By Chuck Blakeman – Founder, Crankset Group@ChuckBlakeman Are you an HCD Leader or an LCD Manager? Managers always choose LCD, and drag everyone down with them. Management and leadership have nothing in common. […]
We are all capable of more than we can imagine!
Some people defy the odds and do extraordinary things that stretch our view of the possible. Most of the people mentioned here are well known because of the popularity of […]
3 Reasons We Shouldn’t Be Surprised By The Behavior of United Airlines or Wells Fargo
We’ve all seen the recent video of David Dao, an innocent United Airlines passenger being knocked around, bloodied and brutally dragged off a plane semi-unconscious. What is surprising is that […]
Menlo Innovations: No Bosses, No Titles, and No Offices, Just Trust, Relationships and Pure Joy
In 2001, two tech guys decided to build a company around the daring vision, “to end human suffering in the world as it relates to technology.” It isn’t a tech […]
Yesterday I Met a Rich, Self-Made Hostage. Are You Becoming One?
I was stunned when I heard it: “It’s our 30th anniversary, and I’m finally planning a full two weeks off work to celebrate.” This proud declaration from a man who […]
Want Exponentially Better Production? Focus on People Instead
Traditional business training focuses the leaders on production. But research shows that focusing on the people instead is more likely to help your production. 95% of companies are still organized […]
Why You Can Never Empower People, but You Absolutely Must Engage Them
Leaders have wasted a lot of time and money on two of our favorite Business Buzzword Bingo terms for the last three years: empowerment and engagement. Here’s the real skinny. […]
Why Solving Problems Always Leads to More Problems, and How to Stop the Madness
Business leaders are taught to be relentless problem solvers. But that focus traps them in a downward spiral of reactive problem-solving that feels more like a hostage situation than leading. […]
4 Steps to Fixing Your Weaknesses by Focusing on Your Strengths
In business, one of the worst things you can do is spend a lot of energy on fixing weaknesses. You can actually fix them better by getting better at your […]
