Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Not working: In less than three years, nearly 300 of Campbell Soup Company’s 350 global leaders had either left on their own or were asked to leave. People look to leaders when things aren’t working. What kind of CEO leads a blood-bath like that? You might picture a Genghis Khan character with blood dripping from his sword. [.].

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 10, 2017

I spent an hour discussing strategy with a group of 24 leaders. What I know is that the best ideas are yet to emerge. If you succeed, you most will likely let go… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I asked the CEO of the largest home improvement franchise company in the world, Ace® Hardware, what others saw in him as a leader. He started talking about definitions. Define what leaders do… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 1, 2023

Dear Dan, I have a new position within our company. Now I report directly to the CEO. What questions should I ask during our first meeting? Sincerely, Bob Dear Bob, Congratulations on earning… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JULY 25, 2023

He worked for McKenzie and Company. David Dodson has an MBA from Stanford. But he discovered what every manager knows, “… credentials are not skills.” You learn about skills in books. You develop… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

20% of every dollar earned by a company in the US is lost to employee time theft. Organizations would be rich if they stopped losing money. Losses from theft, fraud, and other retail… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Companies that pursue and embrace change are healthy, growing, and dynamic organizations, while companies that fear change are stagnant entities on their way to a slow and painful death.” Mike Myatt in, Hacking Leadership Three steps in the change life-cycle. […]. Leaders who can’t manage change fail.

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 9, 2023

That’s what happened to Ford Motor Company a few… Continue reading → Power silences dissent. But uncontested decisions are weak. People nod when they disagree to put food on their table until organizational cupboards are bare.

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The original maker of Play-Doh was a soap company, Kutol Products. I like soft fudge. A little softer than Play-Doh is perfect. It was used for 20 years to clean wallpaper. It’s use… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 18, 2013

I’ve been rubbing elbows with outstanding leaders from organizations on the Great Place to Work list of exceptional companies. Marks of leaders Success Taking others higher anonymous feedback group interviews hr department Leadership leadership success organizational success' Outstanding leaders live by bold principles.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 11, 2017

Dear Dan, I am returning to the same leadership position at a company I previously left a few years ago. This means I’ll be going back to the same employees who may be… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JANUARY 21, 2022

Vishal Garg is the CEO and founder of the startup better.com, an online mortgage company. Just before the holidays in 2021, Vishal terminated 900 employees on a zoom call. You can watch it… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 30, 2020

You resent a company policy, emotional heat complains about the entire company. Emotional heat tears things down. You don’t like a team member, you undermine. A leader disappoints, you attack. Any fool can… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 13, 2022

Cy Wakeman’s research with one company showed employees spent almost 2.5 How much time do you spend listening to complainers? hours a day dealing with drama. Drama most often came from… Continue reading →

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Company 195

Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Thirty-five years later the company (Dunkin Donuts) had grown from a 10… Continue reading → Robert Rosenberg (Bob) was 25 years old when his dad asked him to take over the family business. It was 1963.

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

5 companies that were great once: Borders Sears & Roebuck Blockbuster (Blockbuster has 1 store in Bend,… Continue reading → You might feel like Superman, but kryptonite is real. Success goes sideways when leaders feel invincible.

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Succession Company 197

Leadership Freak

JULY 14, 2020

56% of managers say it’s likely that their company would allow the workforce to work remotely after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. However, Nicolas Bloom, believes working from home under current conditions is a… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 14, 2012

I asked, Jim Kouzes, bestselling author of, The Leadership Challenge, why he left the Tom Peter’s Company. Whether I’m right or whether I’m wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I gotta be me, I’ve gotta be me What else can I be but what I am. He said, “I [.].

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Company Leadership Books Succession 200

Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lyft, Ford, Uber, Alphabet (Google parent company), and Apple delayed plans to bring employees back into the office. Facebook and Wells Fargo currently plan to return in January. Molson Coors Beverage Co. had… Continue reading →

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Planning Company Stress Leadership Development 133

Leadership Freak

JANUARY 27, 2020

Poorly run meetings cost US companies $399 Billion. The survey says: “We surveyed 182 senior managers in a range of industries: 65% said meetings keep them from completing their own work. 71% said meetings are… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Robert Kohlhepp spent nearly 50 years working for one Company. He started as the Controller and retired as the Chairman of the Board. When he first joined, Cintas sales were about $1.5 million… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 6, 2021

The only sustainable competitive advantage – for individuals and companies – is creativity,” Josh Linkner “With creativity,… Continue reading → Unimaginative leaders repeat the past. Creative leaders change the future. Creative leaders are better problem solvers.

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Creativity Competitive Advantage Company Books 152

Leadership Freak

APRIL 5, 2019

Your company merged with a competitor and your position was eliminated. Unfairness abounds in organizational life. You didn’t get the promotion. It’s not fair. You never thrive when unfairness derails your focus and… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 10, 2019

Speed of Trust) Less than 50% of front-line employees trust the company. When trust goes down cost goes up. World Economic Forum) #1. Don’t complain about higher ups. Spend more seeking the best… Continue reading →

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Cost Company Succession Leadership Development 144

Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Dear Dan, There is a manager in our company who is very “fairness” oriented. In other words, a primary focus of this manager is that everything be “fair” with employee interactions and day-to-day… Continue reading →

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Speaking skills matter when you lead meetings for teams, boards, or the entire company. You might not enjoy it, but leading includes public speaking. You can’t lead without speaking in public. How to… Continue reading →

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Skills Team Company How To 130

Leadership Freak

JANUARY 28, 2019

Gallup finds that companies choose managers with the wrong talent 82% of the time. Bill Clinton’s campaign for President was advanced by the slogan, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Organizations that want to attract… Continue reading →

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Management Organization Company Succession 136

Leadership Freak

MAY 9, 2019

Leave a comment on this to become eligible to win one of twenty complimentary copies of, “Dig Your Heels In: Navigate Corporate BS and Build the Company You… Continue reading → New Book Giveaway!! 20 free copies!!

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Leadership Freak

DECEMBER 9, 2017

It is related to the impact of the job titles/ levels in companies while you are negotiating. Dear Dan, I hope you can help me with my question. I would like to hear your… Continue reading →

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Management Company Leadership Development Development 126

Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Dear Dan, I have been with a company for over 18 years. I was the “Jack of all trades” for a very long time. I did everything from managing to marketing. I have… Continue reading →

Marketing 101

Marketing Company Management Leadership Development 101

Leadership Freak

JUNE 6, 2018

Leave a comment on this guest post by Alex Vorobieff to become eligible to win one of TWENTY complimentary copies of “Transform Your Company: Escape Frustration, Align… Continue reading → New Book giveaway!! 20 complimentary copies available.

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Books Company 131

Leadership Freak

MARCH 5, 2012

I asked Gary what leadership behaviors have the most impact on organizations. I never appreciated Steve Jobs’ quote, “I want to put a ding in the universe,” until I talked with Gary Hamel, Wall Street Journal’s #1 most influential business thinker. Gary took a swing at the reason we don’t put a ding in the [.].

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Hamel Organization Leadership Company 213

Leadership Freak

MARCH 20, 2017

” Jeremie Kubicek, co-founder of the GIANT companies, mentioned two worst case scenarios. “The biggest hiring mistakes happened when I was tired and under duress. We really needed help.” One occurred when he hired a… Continue reading →

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Succession How To Company Books 129

Leadership Freak

APRIL 3, 2013

Bobble heads don’t speak their mind they defend the company line. Bobble head leaders don’t say what they really think. They go with the flow to get ahead. Leaders become bobble heads to protect position and get promoted. It’s dishonest and disingenuous. Look around. How many bobbing heads sit at the table? Is anyone disruptive? [.].

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Leave a comment on this guest post by Alex Vorobieff to become eligible to win one of TWENTY complimentary copies of “Transform Your Company: Escape Frustration,… Continue reading → 20 complimentary copies available.

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Books Company 116

Leadership Freak

MARCH 3, 2013

Ask Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, to describe his focus and he’ll say two words, “Company culture.” Focus, on the other hand, eliminates the superfluous in order to grasp the essential. Success requires focus. Dr. David Vik (Doc), author of, “The Culture Secret,” helped build [.].

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 9, 2013

When Vicki Stanford, Director of the Speakers Bureau for The Ken Blanchard Companies, invited me to send a video for one of their webcasts, I sent this video on Un-Leaderlike Moments. It’s how I’m solving the problem of too much passion. (2 47 sec.) : How have you seen passion get in the way? This is [.].

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