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Imperfect Leadership

Coaching Tip

In a 2012 study of 361 top-level executives from 53 countries, by the Center of Creative Leadership, 19% of respondents stated that leaders are born to lead, while 52% believed that leaders are created; 29% said that both factors are equally important. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. Ask the Coach .

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Time Management Strategies for Small Businesses

Coaching Tip

John Oechsle joined Swiftpage in July 2012 and currently serves as president and chief executive officer. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide (ebook $.99). Self-Coaching books to help you and your employees better manage time: . . Women and Time (ebook for $.99 99). .

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Fujifilm Succeeded Where Kodak Failed

Coaching Tip

In 2012, Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy. Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. . The speed and impact of its descent exceeded everyone's expectations. The photographic film market shrank at the rate of twenty to thirty percent a year. Within ten years, digital cameras had destroyed that business. What happened?

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What CEOs Have Learned About Social Media

Harvard Business Review

A recent analysis by my firm, Weber Shandwick, found that 80% of the chief executive officers of the world’s largest 50 companies are engaged online and on social media. We audited a range of sites and platforms to see how CEOs are engaging socially and compared these results to its 2010 and 2012 findings.

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What Makes an Exceptional Leader?

Tim Milburn

As he shares in his book, LEADING AT THE EDGE (AMACOM; March 29, 2012), the polar adventures of Shackleton, Scott, and Amundsen provide fundamental leadership lessons for any leader — no matter what race must be run: Effective leadership requires a clear strategic focus. Murphy (AMACOM; March 29, 2012; $15.00 Dennis N.T.

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Build Relationships that Last for National Entrepreneurship Month

Strategy Driven

There are plenty of ways we can celebrate these entrepreneurial risk takers, and I think the best way I can show my appreciation is to provide a few tips for developing sustainable customer relationships that are critical to long-term small business success. Starting your own business requires perseverance and determination.