Terry Starbucker

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How Leaders Can Make a Big Company “Act Small”, In One Simple Step

Terry Starbucker

When I was in the cable business as an SVP of Operations, I oversaw over 1,100 employees- not a “small&# company by too many definitions (unless you are in the Fortune 500). And then a lot of the “Two Ts&# – Trust and Training. How’d we do it? All it takes is one simple step. All it takes is one simple step.

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The (All Too) Often Missing Link To Awesome Team Building

Terry Starbucker

And therein lies what I consider the (all too) often missing link in awesome team building – the proper training of these supervisors. More specifically, the leadership training. Delivering such training can be expensive, because this is typically the largest management group in most organizations. But it must be done.

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The 4 Things You HAVE To Do To Make Leadership Development Really Work

Terry Starbucker

Every company has some kind of leadership development program, even if they don’t realize it. But outside training also has some big drawbacks. The majority of training takes place within a monologue (lecture/presentation) rather than a dialog.

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Fish Heads and The Value of Great Leadership: An Unforgettable Lesson

Terry Starbucker

We do a lot of job-specific training and development, but not in the same proportion as leadership training. Yes, leadership is important, and yet, after all my years in this business world, it still never seems to get the attention it deserves in the boardrooms and executive suites.

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Assembly Required: 12 Steps To Building A Leadership Juggernaut

Terry Starbucker

Note: “Value umbrellas” are simple mantras of the core company values that enable Step 6.). Step 11 : Get back out of the office, once again get on the plane, train, bus and or/ automobile, and talk to as many employees as you can about the the connection in Step 10. Let’s build. Have employees repeat often.

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Beyond The Basics: The 10 Best Ways To Fine-Tune Your Leadership

Terry Starbucker

Keep away from the Accountability Trap – Where teammates are so focused on what happens if they run afoul of their responsibilities that they go into a kind of paralysis, unwilling to take any risks to drive the company forward. Train, train & train your front line supervisors -Yes, it costs money.

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Stinky Fish Heads And The Importance Of Leadership

Terry Starbucker

We do a lot of job-specific training and development, but not in the same proportion as leadership training. Yes, leadership is important, and yet, in my view, it never seems to get the attention it deserves in the boardrooms and executive suites. We throw a lot of people head first into the water and ask them to swim.