Tag Archives: Leadership

Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #24

Posted on May 30, 2021 by thebossdoctor

You will never be an effective leader until you can be comfortable being responsible for what other people do. This issue’s great advice comes from one of my favorite CEO’s – Rick Frost of LP (Louisiana-Pacific Corporation).  I heard Rick … Continue reading →

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Know Thyself

Posted on May 23, 2021 by thebossdoctor

This word of leadership advice comes from a good friend and associate, Dan Maltby.  Dan holds a PhD. in leadership from The Drucker Institute (I think he knows a thing or two about leadership!)  At one time, Dan was administering … Continue reading →

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #23

Posted on May 9, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Do what you say you will do!* This issue’s great advice comes from Mary Kay Ash, the incredibly successful entrepreneur who founded Mary Kay Cosmetics.  She often advised up-and-coming leaders:  “Be the kind of person that people can rely on … Continue reading →

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #16

Posted on March 21, 2021 by thebossdoctor

It’s not the people you fire who create problems for you…it’s the people you DON’T fire. This post’s great advice comes from an executive I worked with who had keen insight into the reality of organizational leadership.  Here’s one of … Continue reading →

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Great Ideas from Top CEO’s – #14

Posted on February 28, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Bring on the Joy! It’s been widely promoted that happy workers are more productive, so it behooves managers and supervisors to create a team culture that supports a happy and joyful workforce.  So…How do you do that?  Here are some … Continue reading →

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #11

Posted on February 7, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Learn to Think INSIDE the Box This great advice comes from Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the best-selling book, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die.  Their take on creativity is attention-getting because it goes against … Continue reading →

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #9

Posted on January 3, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Incorporate your adversaries. This issue’s great advice comes from Abraham Lincoln, long considered one of America’s greatest leaders.  Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discussed Lincoln’s leadership acumen in a recent interview published in Harvard Business Review.  Goodwin was adamant: “I can’t … Continue reading →

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One Solitary Life

Posted on December 25, 2020 by thebossdoctor

How does one explain the greatness of the Man whose birthday we celebrate each Christmas? He was born in a stable, the child of a peasant woman.  He grew up in an obscure village. He worked in the building trade … Continue reading →

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #7

Posted on December 20, 2020 by thebossdoctor

If you want to complain to me about someone, make sure you bring them with you to the meeting. This issue’s great advice comes from R. Dixon Thayer, the founder and CEO of ab3 Resources, a strategic consulting and investment … Continue reading →

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s #6

Posted on December 13, 2020 by thebossdoctor

Never Sanction Incompetence This post’s great advice comes from Mike Vance, author of the book, Think Out of the Box.  Vance worked for Disney back in the day (and when I say “he worked for Disney” I mean he worked … Continue reading →

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