Making the leap from manager to leader or from technician to entrepreneur can seem like a huge, daunting challenge. There are over 5 million businesses in the US that employ fewer than 20 people. The vast majority of these employ just 4 people or fewer. Why is it that so few businesses grow beyond just having a few people and getting the […]
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From Technician to Entrepreneur

Change is only successful when managed correctly Research by Harvard Business School as well as the Ken Blanchard group, indicates that as much as 70% of change efforts fail. Change effort failure can range from action as subtle as a drop in performance or increased employee turnover, to a completely failed merger. There are many […]
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Managing Change

Effective Meetings Continued… In our last podcast, we talked about half of our 8 keys to successful meetings. This week we finish the list with in-depth conversation and instruction on the other half of the keys. Just remember that if these combined are too big for you at the moment, start with a couple and […]
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Effective Meetings Part 2

Meetings!!! Stop the madness! There are few things that strike terror into leaders and managers like the dreaded…MEETING. Okay, maybe not terror. Maybe it’s just apathy, frustration, and irritation. Every leader I know is required to attend countless meetings, and many of those meetings are either poorly done, or a total waste of time. Over […]
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Effective Meetings Part 1

In a recent Transforming Leadership project measuring leadership skills in the categories of Vision, Alignment, and Execution, over 60% of the leaders in one organization FAILED in the category of Vision. That is, they fell well below the mark in their ability to create vision either in product creation or organizational vision. Dr. Steff guides […]
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Brainstorming and Vision

“In the long run, EQ (emotional quotient) trumps IQ (intelligence quotient). Without being a source of energy for others, very little can be accomplished.” – Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. The fact is, an individual’s technical skills may qualify them for a particular job, but it is their Emotional intelligence (EQ) that will ultimately determine […]
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From Technician to Entrepreneur

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