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Managers get things done by operating in two directions: inward towards his/her unit or team, and outward, toward the rest of the organization and beyond. - Great thoughts presented by Ian Cook.
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Could you give yourself permission to think like a CEO for your small business? Even if you are a sole proprietor, could you? It's about the mindset. It boils down to giving yourself permission to... Read More

What do you believe about leadership? Your answers makes a difference every day that you lead your organization. Small business owners certainly have a relationship with power.Without self-awareness, this relationship with power will... Read More

As a former manager at a Waffle House, I cannot relate to most expert management and leadership advice . "Align your staff with your company’s mission and strategy.” Heck, I never even knew what Waffle House’s mission was. The only ‘mission’ I knew: Make your store more profitable than it was last Read More

[...] But what really captured my attention was an expanded definition of diversity, which includes people with different work styles, remote employees, etc. How can an organization best 'include' people who don't fit the standard mold, either because they have a different skin color or an accent o Read More

There are just some people who seem to know everybody. Maybe they've been in their industry a long time. Maybe they are "collectors". Maybe even both. What are "collectors"? They are people who have mastered the art of connecting and they meet people and... Read More

When was the last time you stopped to ask yourself why some days you are telling yourself stories that you're not good enough or a geek or a thought leader? Do you wait until it all completely hits the fan before you begin to wonder? Habits are our auto-pilots. They simplify our actions and... Read More

The question is what makes a 'good' manager, not a perfect manager. Perfect managers do not exist because perfect people do not exist. But there is a big difference between good bosses and bad bosses. So what can you do to be a good boss Read More

Admittedly, some leaders are more susceptible to emotional ups and downs than others. However, every leader feels the ebb and sway of emotional highs and lows. If you aren’t careful, you’ll ride an emotional yo-yo. Dan Rockwell presents eight ways to deal with the emotional yo-yo Read More

"Them" and "we" (and words that mean the same thing) are at the core of the manager pass-through. Rather than explaining to your team member why a particular course of action is necessary for the business, you end up rationalizing - you say that you've been told to do something, and the conversation you're having is the next logical step. Read More