Over the years Jim has authored books, news articles, presentations, training programs, assessment tools, management guides and more. Below are some of the resulting articles that contain many of the valuable insights and advice being used daily to help thousands of CEOs and corporate leaders worldwide. Check the list for information that coincides with the challenges you are facing with your own organization and find time-tested successful ideas that you can put to work for your business today!
Execution Challenge: Strong Leadership During Downturns
MANAGING IN A DOWN ECONOMY As I speak to CEO peer groups and work with clients, something has struck me ...
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Execution Challenge: Inspire and Innovate
My friend Otto Siegel (www.geniuscompanies.com) is a nationally known expert on genius and innovative thinking, and author of Yes You ...
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Execution Challenge: Dealing With Bad News First
One of the key differences between good and great companies is that the great ones are very good at managing ...
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Execution Challenge: Staffing, Placement, and Growth
JOBS WILL ALWAYS OUTGROW PEOPLE - This may be the only guarantee in an entrepreneurial business It is a guarantee ...
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Execution Challenge: When To Do More With Less
RIGHTSIZING IN A DOWNTURN As companies face the stark realities of the current economic environment, many are having to consider ...
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Execution Challenge: Understanding Assessments
I hear more questions and confusion about 360s than almost any other kind of assessment tool. So being a passionate ...
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Execution Challenge: Listening to the Troops
THE SEVEN MOST POWERFUL WORDS FOR ANY LEADER Many years ago, a boss of mine coached me to use seven ...
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Execution Challenge: Growth Planning During a Downturn
HEDGEHOGS AND PREPARING FOR A REBOUND IN THE ECONOMY I have just finished an annual two-day strategic planning meeting with ...
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Execution Challenge: Inspiring Innovative Corporate Culture
Who wouldn't want their company to have a culture of innovation, trying new things, embracing untested solutions, constantly probing to ...
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Execution Challenge: Honing the Sales Effort
EXCEPTIONAL SALES - WITHOUT MORE REPS, COST OR RISK What CEO doesn't want to increase sales? The challenge isn't usually ...
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Execution Challenge: Refining Team Focus
I am constantly amazed by people's mentality - some people seem to have an infinite capacity for work. I don't ...
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Execution Challenge: Delegation and Leadership
The absence of one leadership practice more than any other causes companies to get stuck as they try to grow ...
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Execution Challenge: Assessing Priorities
PRIORITIES - THE KEY TO ACHIEVING AN IMPOSSIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK I ask every CEO group I present to "How ...
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Execution Challenge: Strategy or Process?
While facilitating a two-day annual strategic planning meeting for a long-time client the other day, a major discussion erupted over ...
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Execution Challenge: Invest or Let Go?
Leaders know that their #1 competitive advantage is their people and most use some type of process to identify the ...
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