All great leadership teams have several things in common. You might not see them from outside, but when you work with them on a regular basis these commonalities become very clear. There are many leadership myths we accept because they make sense, but, in reality, fail to help build an…
Last week we talked about how to make HR a critical element in your growth strategies. Today, I’ll share several ideas that can help you compete for the best people in your markets. Many growing industries are struggling to get the right people on their teams. It is critical for…
You may have noticed we’ve changed our layout for Market Leadership Journal. We’ve done this to better represent the changes we see in what market leadership means to our clients and readers. Today, we have over 68,000 people in this community.
When you think of Ben Franklin, what do you think of; scientist, businessman, writer, or diplomat? When I think of Ben Franklin, I think of our nation’s first global entrepreneur. In an age when men and women knew less than 600 people in their lives, Ben Franklin may have known and…
I went to the Greater Cleveland Middle-Market Forum last Friday and had several fascinating conversations with many great entrepreneurs about what their biggest challenge is in getting their business to the next level. The number one concern for them is how to hire the right people to keep growing the…
Why did you become an entrepreneur? Who inspired you to take the biggest risk of your life? How did they convince you that you had something the world wanted? In my case, it was my mother.
I saw Captain America; Winter Soldier last Thursday at one of the advance showings here in Ohio. It got me thinking about how we entrepreneurs deal with our most pressing challenges today. Captain America has been around for over 70 years and his popularity is still on the rise. Want…
I work with many great students from a number of schools and programs. When looking at our future, it’s critical to remember where our careers started and how challenging it was to get our first professional position. I’ve asked my resident Millennial, Erin to share her thoughts.
How do you become a more innovative leader? What skills are required to help you build an organization that focuses on your client’s needs and increases the opportunity to create breakthrough products and services?
Does your work place vision statement incorporate the word ‘innovation’ yet the company is far from being innovative. In fact, most ideas are the same old ideas that have been recycled year after year? If you said yes to the above you are caught in the ‘innovation’ trap that lots…