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Four red flags that you’re ruining your team’s productivity
“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” –Theodore Roosevelt Conventional wisdom tells us a strong business needs a strong leader. A decisive and dynamic leader is the most important […]
January 22, 2015
Design-Build
How Not To Be Like Michael Scott
For all of my fellow “The Office” fans out there, you’ve probably spent many nights laughing at Steve Carell’s character, Michael Scott. A main character on the show, Scott was an HR nightmare — but he was also one of those bosses you couldn’t help but love. While he had plenty of good qualities — […]
April 18, 2014
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4 things every manager should do
Being in charge of employees can be difficult, especially for owners who lack management experience. But, it’s important to be a leader your crews enjoy working for. Here are four things good managers should do: 1. Trust your employees. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving your employees in charge, why did you hire them to […]
April 15, 2014
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Become the Steve Jobs of Landscaping
Have you ever talked to someone who has achieved greatness at a young age and felt under-accomplished? I had that times three last week. I interviewed a 30-year-old Birmingham, Alabama, woman who created an international marketing company and published a memoir — all after losing her father and two brothers at a young age. Then, […]
March 24, 2014
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Lead From the Trenches
All managers need an eye-opening experience – like what the executives featured on the show “Undercover Boss” go through. If the people calling the shots really understood what goes on at every level of a business or program, there wouldn’t be the new H-2B visa program rule. With the goal of attracting more American labor […]
October 4, 2013
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Leadership Lessons from Eisenhower
The trouble with most management and leadership books crowding the shelves is that many of them were written by people who’ve never managed anything bigger than their own publishing enterprises. I prefer biographies. And one of the best biographies I’ve read in many years is Eisenhower: In War and Peace, by Jean Edward Smith. So, what […]
October 3, 2013
Design-Build
Good Leaders Aren’t Cheerful
What qualities are associated with people in leadership roles. How would you define a good leader or manager? You might use words like dependable, takes initiative, decisive or clear communicator.
June 6, 2013
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