By guest blogger Lilou Hoffman [September 23, 2018] Negotiating skills are both a science and an art. It’s rather like bridging a gap between individuals by finding mutual interests and values. The skilled negotiator helps to find a constructive way to proceed that most individuals couldn’t have found alone. The following three negotiation skills are vital for every… Read More »
[September 1, 2018] All serious leaders are relentlessly looking for ways to improve their ability in bringing people together for a common goal. One technique I’ve found valuable is the use of documented best practices. “Companies that model best practices, that model the most upstanding principles, end up as the most profitable. It’s not a trade of profits… Read More »
[August 28, 2018] There’s a recent book published by Random House LLC., called The Gatekeepers (2017) by Chris Whipple. The author focuses on the role of the U.S. White House Chiefs of Staffs’ position and documents how those who have occupied this staff title have exercised great power in deciding the agenda for America. Having been in the… Read More »
[August 14, 2018] Vidkun Quisling sold out his home country of Norway during WWII to the Nazis. His reward came shortly after the war; he was executed for high treason. Such betrayal is not commonplace and that is a good thing. His betrayal has echoed throughout history and his name, quisling, has since come to mean a person… Read More »
[August 7, 2018] Last week I was watching a classic Vietnam War movie, Apocalypse Now (1970). A line by one of the characters got my attention. While Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is traveling upriver to find Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) when he tells one of the young soldiers looking for guidance on how to scare off the Viet… Read More »
[August 3, 2018] A fundamental duty of leaders is to find opportunities to provide useful information to others and deliver positive feedback. It is the embodiment of great leadership to teach, coach, and mentor in such a way that the feedback is received as a stimulus to internal motivation. It is no surprise that someone who is able… Read More »
By guest blogger Patrick Bailey [July 14, 2018] Nearly 50 million Americans use illegal drugs, and around 70% of these individuals are working somewhere. What does this mean for you as a leader? That there is a good chance someone in your team is a victim of substance abuse, and falls under this category. Obviously that person is… Read More »
By guest blogger Edward M. Kennedy III [See Biography] [July 5, 2018] ‘You don’t get something for nuthin,’ said my Platoon Sergeant as we were riding in an LCM-6 “Mike Boat” up one of the many unnamed tributaries of South Vietnam back in early 1967. You see, we were after one of the Viet Cong teams that had… Read More »
By guest blogger Emily Watts [June 24, 2018] How does our modern world and society develop? Well, it is not an easy question. However, it is safe to say that the world of today is highly interconnected, profit-oriented, and extremely fast-paced. What are the main influences on these processes? Is it scientific discoveries? Maybe politics? Or even sport?… Read More »
By guest blogger Jessica Gross [June 23, 2018] Everyone has defined leadership in a different way. According to William Alan Cohen, “Leadership is the art of influencing others to their maximum performance to accomplish any task, objective or project.” Owning a company does not only involve taking up the office space, naming the company, registering it and running… Read More »