Productive Leaders
Great American Hero Tribute - Happy 4th of July! Last week I was both honored and astonished. I met George W. Allen. George W. Allen walked into the United lounge in the DFW airport in a suit, with a cane, and a World War II veteran ball cap. He got his oatmeal and...
5 Ways to Identify Your Understudy What would happen if the most important person in your company left tomorrow? It will happen, either unexpectedly or through foreseen circumstances such as retirement. If that person is you, then you would probably hope that you...
4 Reasons Leaders Often Feel Overwhelmed It takes hard work to become a great leader, and it is just as challenging to maintain great leadership. People who attain high levels of responsibility often feel an obligation to work harder to justify their position...
Are You Planning To Be Replaced? There comes a time in every successful executive’s life when they need to start thinking about who will replace them when they finally hang up their gloves and enjoy a well-deserved retirement. It may be a daunting thought at first,...
How Leaders Can Avoid Being Overwhelmed When did Americans start equating exhaustion with productivity? We self-advertise on how overwhelmed, overworked, and overtired we are from work. Someone asks, “How are you?” and we respond “Busy! Crazy!” and we are somehow...
How Successful Leaders Manage Stress Stress and the urgency of a crisis can overwhelm people to the point where they cannot function. New leaders are often surprised at the constant demands and daily crises they face. There are immediate fires to extinguish and...
How to Cultivate and Lead Top Junior Talent Every company needs to cultivate top junior talent to ensure a steady pipeline of future leaders. However, even some of the most iconic companies don’t think about succession planning until a crisis happens, the...
Why We'll See Even More Cryptocurrencies (Like Bitcoin) in 2018 While many people have dismissed Bitcoin and other cybercurrencies as "not real money" Goldman Sachs started a trading desk for cryptocurrencies. As blockchains are proving to be a way to secure online...
Are you giving your people the tools they need to be successful? What do your people need to do their jobs well? What can you improve that will either increase your total revenues or decrease your costs? Many leaders sabotage their employees’ success by not providing...
April Peterson