Is leadership overrated? Leadership doesn’t happen unless you have followers. Being a great follower is a vital skill. Regardless of role, everyone is a follower. Even CEO’s follow the direction of the board. This topic is covered in an article I shared in Millwork & More, the magazine for the World Millwork Alliance. Let’s start […]
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Big Ass Fans makes … well, pretty big fans. The first fan nearly two decades ago spanned 20 feet. The company prides itself on being customer-focused and having a direct line to its industrial, agricultural, commercial and residential customers. To bring this to life, they created a role called the Customer Advocacy Manager. Since 2011,
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Do you see challenges with others as problems … or concerns? In Diamond Goldfish, co-authors Travis Carson, Tony Cooper and I explore the difference. Let’s start with the dictionary definition of each: Problem – a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome. Concern – a matter
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“Oh my f—ing god,” Elon Musk blurted out as he realized things had gone horribly wrong with the launch of the Tesla Cybertruck. After a successful sledgehammer hit to the body, Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen then threw baseball-sized metal balls at two windows. Both times the windows smashed. As the saying goes, “Some days
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Who is your North Star? We all stand on the shoulders of others. Who is that person for you? Mine is Theodore “Ted” Levitt. Levitt became a HBS professor in 1959. Over the course of four decades, he would become the leading voice on marketing culminating with his role as editor of HBR from 1985
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Forrest Gump didn’t create the smiley face. Harvey Ross Ball gets credit for that moment of genius. An artist and ad guy, Ball was commissioned in 1963 to create a graphic to help raise morale for employees of an insurance company that had been through a few tough mergers and acquisitions. The goal? Get the
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“METH – I’M ON IT.” South Dakota has a campaign to fight the growing issue of meth. The campaign is FLAWSOM and is drawing attention. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is embracing weakness and trying to take on the state’s methamphetamine crisis head-on. In a news release, officials underscored the importance of combating drug use.
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How does Apple, T-Mobile and Netflix take a Marie Kondo approach to business? My Forbes post a year ago looks at how simplicity is the key to productivity and happiness. Productivity in the U.S. last year took a surprising sharp dip. The third quarter saw its biggest decline in 4 years. Hours worked rose 2.4
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There are hundreds, if not thousands of articles and books titled “How To Lead Millennials,” or “How To Manage Millennials.” This is not that. The Generational Matrix, along with the material covered in Gray Goldfish, offer a more comprehensive view on what it means to lead and work in an increasingly intergenerational workplace.
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