by Bill Bliss | Jul 12, 2018 | Teams
Later this week I will be meeting with my client Jim, the General Manager of a $300M business, to help ensure one of his direct reports, Mike, knows the expectations for the key role he’s been given. For the past several months, Mike has been saying all...
by Bill Bliss | Jul 4, 2018 | Leadership
This headline is grammatically incorrect, yet I hope it grabs your attention and holds it long enough to drive home an important point. As leaders, we must always be expanding the scope of our knowledge and understanding in order to seize opportunities before they...
by Bill Bliss | Jun 27, 2018 | Leadership
Leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less. Everything rises and falls on leadership. An organization sees GOOD results when it has GOOD leadership. On the other hand, poor results indicate poor leadership. What I have learned over the years as a student...
by Bill Bliss | Jun 20, 2018 | Communication, Teams
Think of a person who was an exceptional performer as a technician, systems analyst, accountant, sales representative or any other individual contributor role. What many well-intentioned companies do is promote this stellar performer to become a manager or leader over...
by Bill Bliss | Jun 13, 2018 | Teams, Uncategorized
Leaders become great not because of their power or results, but because of their ability to empower others. To create anything lasting, to develop a team or organization that can grow and improve, to build anything for the future, a leader’s main responsibility is to...
