Part Time Executives
- by back2
- February 27, 2018
- consulting
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After I first retired from the Marine Corps, I was the President of a small business services holding company and badly needed a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The pace of the company was fast as we oversaw the operations of four small businesses and one public charity. We had a solid bookkeeper but she didn't have anywhere the background we needed from a CFO. So, with this in mind, the search began and as we identified the requirements, we saw...
[ Read More ]The E-Myth – Why Most Small Businesses Fail
- by back2
- January 27, 2018
- consulting
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The E-Myth - Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It The first book I read when I retired from the Marine Corps was the E-Myth. It's a classic book which details both issues and solutions for a small business to follow. The book focuses on the reasons why most entrepreneurial ventures fail and the best practices to avoid such failure. Below is a review I found online at squeezedbooks.com and figured I'd forward the review...
[ Read More ]Leadership Development Conferences for 2018
- by back2
- January 10, 2018
- Leadership
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What's your organization doing to help improve its leadership development for both current and future leaders? Maybe a good first step is to attend a good leadership conference. Here are a few to look at The Center for Creative Leadership periodically hosts or co-sponsors conferences and events designed to spark new thinking about leadership and offer opportunities to network and engage with other thought-leaders. CCL also provides speakers to key events in the leadership development field. To learn more about Ridgeback Management Services...
[ Read More ]Leadership Development
- by back2
- February 22, 2017
- Leadership
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Leadership Development is Essential I love traveling and picking up copies of Harvard Business Review and INC Magazine to read while flying. HBR provides tremendous case studies of so many topics that business leaders can learn from and INC is great at providing those reads that are a little different. While I love both periodicals, INC seems to be the one that gets my juices flowing with creativity and thinking outside the box. With a subject like Leadership Development ,...
[ Read More ]Leadership Traits
- by r2b2
- December 29, 2016
- Leadership
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While many don't know the difference between a Manager and a Leader, identifying Leadership Traits is probably a good place to begin identifying what a Leader is. Once one knows what a leader is, they will have an easier time differentiating the difference between the two. The United States Marine Corps is well known for many things and probably at the top of that "Notoriety List" is their ability to lead young men and women through difficult challenges. While some...
[ Read More ]A Leader or Manager
- by r2b2
- December 29, 2016
- Leadership
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Leader or Manager Many times the terms Leader or Manager are loosely used because the speaker doesn't know the difference between the two. Keeping it simple, a manager manages a process and the leader leads a group or team in the pursuit of a successful endeavor . The truth is Leadership and Management are not the same thing but must go hand in hand for success to be attained. The Wall Street Journal wrote a nice comparison years ago to...
[ Read More ]The Leader – the key to success or failure
- by r2b2
- September 9, 2016
- Leadership
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I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard someone ask whats the difference between being a leader and being a manager. I basically reply - Leaders lead organizations while Managers manage processes. Many times I'm asked to elaborate, so I have to break my explanation down a little more. I'll explain Leaders provide the vision, philosophy and standards of the organization. They also set the example by practicing what he or she preaches. A managers will focus on following...
[ Read More ]Building a Good Leadership Team
- by r2b2
- July 4, 2016
- Leadership
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Can you handle the truth? As a business owner, executive leader or a member of your organization’s senior management and if you were to take a look at your leadership team, would you say it’s in the top 10% when compared against all your competitors? If not, then why not? Are you and/or your organization complacent? Do you not have an active leadership development program? Again, if not, then why not? Everyone says they know the importance of strong, experienced...
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