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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #12

Make Your People Feel Important Everyone wears an invisible sign around their neck that says, MAKE ME FEEL IMPORTANT.  This insight comes from Mary Kay Ash, the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics and one of the most successful business leaders … Continue reading

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #9

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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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #8

Talk with the warring parties separately before bringing them to the table. This advice comes from Lee Price, a consultant and contributor at Monster.com:  Talk with the warring parties separately before bringing them to the table. She cautions leaders, “Not … Continue reading

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #7

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

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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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #5

There are only 2 Management Mindsets: TAKE YOUR MEDICINE and THE CALL TO GLORY This post’s great advice comes from one of my own clients and friends, David Payne.  His leadership efforts took a factory that was losing 3.6 million … Continue reading

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #4

Hear all Sides; Get the True Facts; Let the Chips Fall Where They May This post’s great advice is a practical strategy for facing your toughest leadership challenges.  Here’s Ed Johnson’s simple formula for solving problems; resolving conflict; and bringing … Continue reading

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #3

Ask for Help This post’s word of advice is simple, but powerful—ASK FOR HELP.  Susan J. Ashford is the associate dean for leadership programming and the executive MBA program at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business … Continue reading

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #2

Never Bring a Problem to Your Boss Without Also Bringing a Solution This post’s word of advice comes from R. Dixon Thayer, an executive advisor to Bryan Park Capital in New York and CEO of ab3 Resources, a strategic consulting … Continue reading

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #1

10 Clowns Don’t Make a Circus Steven Schragis (former CEO and Publisher of the Carol Publishing Group) coauthored a whole bookful of wonderful bite-sized words of wisdom for leaders and executives.  This issue’s principle furnishes the title for his book.  … Continue reading

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