The following is a guest post by Darryl Rosen. You glance down at an incoming text while an employee is talking to you. DUMB! Or you bark “Just get it done!” to your team and then walk away. DUMB! According to a CareerBuilder poll, 58% of managers received no training before starting the job, which often results in avoidable management missteps like these. Even smart, … [Read more...]
Kevin Eikenberry Offers Small Business Owners Leadership Advice
In an interview for the Intuit Small Business Blog, Kevin Eikenberry offers entrepreneurs and small business owners advice for developing a leadership mindset. He points out three sins every leader should avoid:Micromanaging. Eikenberry says "No one wants to be micromanaged. You aren’t the only person responsible for the work. Prepare people to succeed by providing training and … [Read more...]
What Guarantees Success?
If you don’t feel like a “born leader,” don’t worry. Great leaders have a set of skills that can be learned, not a certain personality type. In researching the leadership skills of senior executives—including 30 of the world’s most celebrated CEOs—Justin Menkes found that three sets of skills trump personality, management style and other characteristics in predicting excellent … [Read more...]