Great Leadership By Dan

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Satisfied Employees = Satisfied Customers = Profitable Companies

Great Leadership By Dan

When it comes to understanding how to balance the need to keep a sharp eye on the bottom line and keep a workforce fully satisfied and productive, some managers and companies seem to get it while others don’t have a clue. Company #1: 20 Cents an hour. Company #2: The $2000 sales management training lesson. Bob was devastated.

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Change Your Paradigm

Great Leadership By Dan

When I helped the company realize that they were competing in a much broader category that included many other brands, their approach and plans changed accordingly. By merely viewing the business from a new perspective, the company was able to unlock double-digit growth for many years to follow.

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The Most Important Ingredient to Successful Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

I have done countless speeches on strategy over the years at companies, conferences, and business schools. For most companies, there is one fundamental bet. Sometimes, when used in the vernacular, value means price, but in my model, customer value is much broader. Do you have your answer yet? Don’t read on until you have one.

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Fond Memories: 3 Ways to Be Remembered as a Leader

Great Leadership By Dan

And you demonstrate the work ethic that will push your company to reach its goals. Listen Well Effective communication is vital at every level of company function. This can be based on key performance indicators that you’ve identified to define success in various company roles. You suggest what type of behavior is acceptable.

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What’s the Secret to Strong Leadership?

Great Leadership By Dan

Connection comes with a price—the investment of your time and attention. People, companies and entire industries have had to pivot and reinvent themselves. Not only are employees happier, creative and energized, but companies that promote collaboration are five times as likely to be high performing.

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Ethics Is Serious Business

Great Leadership By Dan

When does pharmaceutical pricing become price gouging? In the 1970s, the Ford Motor Company discovered that its budget car, the Pinto, was prone to burst into flames after low-speed rear-end collisions. It should play a central role in explaining and justifying company policy.

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Why Businesses Must Grasp Millennial Thinking or Face Economic Calamity

Great Leadership By Dan

Because they are facile with technology, they rely heavily on their cell phones to price shop and hunt the best deals.” The good news is, many companies are listening. And their natural use of technology transformed the way they act as consumers, Costin says. Bargaining is a part of their process,” he says.