Skip Prichard

JULY 31, 2023

Enhanced Decision Making A well-rested leader is a sharp-minded leader. Successful negotiation requires sharp critical thinking, emotional control, and the ability to understand the other party’s perspective. Enhanced Creativity and Innovation Sleep is essential for creativity—a trait that’s indispensable for leaders today.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Leadership Tip: Have an open-minded willingness to learn. Leadership Tip: Unwillingness to change is a dangerous mindset with sharp limitations. But it’s a dangerous mindset with sharp limitations. Develop a Customer Obsession. How do leaders best cultivate and encourage the Amazon mindset in their teams?

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 28, 2019

And instead of assigning a high-variety group from inside and around their organization to develop solutions, they’ll tend to go to the usual suspects, keep the group small, and rely on what they see, know and believe (which, with complex problems, isn’t nearly enough). Leadership Tip: Don’t be afraid of how people will react.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 17, 2016

When it came time to cut the cookie dough to be placed in the baking pan, her mother got a shocked look as I confidently handed her seven-year old daughter a sharp knife. The word servant (with a hat tip to Robert Greenleaf!) Sensing her mother’s discomfort, she said, “Mom, I got this! The sound of confidence was more than obvious.

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Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Tactical agility enables employees at all levels to take smart risks, capture opportunities, improvise and innovate as they execute a clear strategy. Thus, this mindset must be deliberately developed and nurtured by senior leaders – and exemplified in their own behaviors. Would you share an example from an organization doing it right?

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

You can spend all the time in the world on strategy sessions, competitive plans, innovation , and product development, but it all falls apart if you don’t have the right talent. Leadership Tip: Hiring managers would produce greater value by spending more resources on finding rare, star performers. Hire the Best.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

So I asked career advice experts these 3 questions: What is your number #1 tip for being successful in a career today (employee or contract worker)? What is your number #1 tip for being successful in a career today (employee or contract worker)? Expert responses are listed in random order.

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