There is a bigger difference between management and leadership than most people realize. Not all leaders make good managers and vice versa. Whereas leadership is about providing clear direction through strategic thinking, decision making, and planning. It is about the macro. Management is about executing leadership initiatives through directing, organizing, coaching, and holding people tactically accountable. It is about the micro. A good manager knows his/her people well and is committed to their success individually and collectively.
The Growth Trap There is a dangerous assumption many business owners make when things start moving in the right direction. They see revenue increasing, backlog growing, new opportunities appearing, the…
Meetings Aren’t the Problem—Misunderstanding Leadership Is Why CEOs and Business Owners Need to Rethink Meetings and Their Role I’m always fascinated by leaders who complain about being in too many…
Most companies say they want engaged employees. Very few are willing to run the business in a way…
If you take one thing from this book, it’s this: “Tell less. Ask more.” Most leaders move to…
On Leadership and Business doesn’t chase theory. It doesn’t try to impress. It goes straight at the real…
Reflections on Life and Leading This book reads like a distillation of years spent in rooms where decisions…
Most managers believe they are being responsible when they monitor a struggling employee more closely. Sometimes they are.…
Catalytic Coaching Most coaching conversations in business don’t work. They feel forced. They drift. They end with vague…
KPIs are about identifying the vital few—the numbers that directly tie to outcomes. Revenue. Margins. Customer retention. Cash…
The Four Elements of Successful Management – Don Marshall There’s a certain kind of management book that tries…
The Gods of Management Charles Handy’s The Gods of Management is one of those books that gives you…
There are names in business that get repeated so often they lose their weight. Peter Drucker is one…
This is not a book about management tactics. It’s about understanding the environment you’re operating in. That matters…
Drucker is not writing about management techniques. He’s writing about responsibility. About clarity. About doing work that matters...He…
Now, Discover Your Strengths challenges this assumption at its core. Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton make a clear…
This book still matters because it forces leaders to stop pretending that better management comes from more rules,…
This book matters because poor management is rarely dramatic at first. It usually shows up in smaller patterns:…
Keeping The People Who Keep You In Business “A war rages in today’s workplace, pitting company against company…
Please click on this link for The First Time Manager Book Summary. Stepping into your first management role?…
20 Management Improvement Ideas A list of recommendations to help you manage your business operations more effectively.
Beyond Traditional Performance Reviews: Capturing Comprehensive Leadership Insights Most organizations rely on top-down performance evaluations that fail to…
The best leaders don’t make others feel weak or incapable. They embrace their humanity while accepting the different…
Leadership isn't rocket science. Creating the conditions for business success is actually pretty basic: be clear about where…
I have heard many leaders tell me they always wait to do something until the last minute because…
The most important thing we do as human beings is communicate with one another. Without honest communication, we…
If you employ people, the reality is that they will come and go. It is extremely rare for…
60% of frontline managers fail within their first two years in the role. 26% feel they were not…
Hiring management talent is both a science and an art. Take your time to do it right. Engage…
I remember my mom telling me early on that “words matter.” Once you say something, it cannot be…
As one of my colleagues is fond of saying, "The conversation is not about the relationship; the conversation…
Regularly, I meet with a client who laments the lack of accountability in their work environment. My initial…
The basic formula for success in life and work is simple. Do what you say you'll do, when…
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