Whenever we realized that we had provided inaccurate information to the International Trade Commission staff, we immediately corrected it, even if it hurt our case. Our honesty and transparency with the staff built our credibility with them.
Shark Tank star, Kevin O’Leary, takes this approach to corporate earnings goals. You should too.
Set a realistic earnings goal with the objective of blowing through it to the greatest extent possible.
3-month assessment of President Biden’s leadership performance
President Joe Biden has been in office for three months. Let’s take a look at how he is doing on five of the major issues facing his presidency.
7 leadership traits of successful people
Setting the right tone at the top and nurturing the right culture, encouraging employees to develop a feeling of ownership for their area of responsibility and recognizing the brutal facts of reality are among these seven leadership traits.
Employees with a sense of ownership are the key to continuous improvement
Empowering employees to initiate their own improvement projects helps them develop a sense of ownership in what they do. This is a source of competitive advantage.
Texas energy disaster another reminder of the need to plan for catastrophe
Design mission-critical systems to handle extreme, adverse situations – especially one with a low probability of occurrence that can result in a catastrophic outcome.
Covid-19 vaccine rollout was not operationalized. We need to do better.
A primary requirement of any mission critical initiative is that it must be fully operationalized. This did not happen with the rollout of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines.
Why can’t the Post Office provide a great customer experience?
Companies that thrive over the long term have one thing in common – they provide those they serve a great customer experience. USPS will continue to lose market share and money if they don’t provide a better customer experience.
Should you fill a position internally or hire from outside the company?
These 5 factors will help you with the decision of filling a job by promoting an internal candidate or hiring someone from outside the company.
What Alan Turing teaches us about breaking paradigms to achieve breakthrough results
As leaders, we need to remember that innovation and creativity comes from those who break paradigms, think differently and take risks.
Be aware of 3 universal issues if your company is organized by business units
Addressing these three issues will help business units and your company as a whole be more effective in achieving operational and strategic goals.
Trump ignored Covid-19 brutal facts of reality, and the consequences have been severe
Adverse unintended consequences are the result of leaders refusing to face the brutal facts of reality. A case in point is the inaction by President Donald Trump during COVID-19.