Personal Branding BlogMay 27, 2015 The most daring leaders realize that inspiring employees to assume ownership and responsibility is essentially telling them, “I trust you and your contributions are essential to our firm’s success.” When employees show up to work, do the minimum, assume no responsibility and then collect their paycheck it’s a waste for … Continue reading How Great Leaders Get Employees to Act Like Owners
Skip WeismanMay 19, 2015 Being a lifelong sports fan and a season ticket holder for the New York Rangers National Hockey League team, has provided me with a lot of opportunities to compare success in sports to success in business. Recently, my focus has been on comparing how sports teams manage the performance of their … Continue reading How Small Business Leaders Create Consistent Championship Employee Performance
Jeremy BoudinetMay 4, 2015 What are SDRs and Account Executives doing that upset their sales leadership the most? Here are 5 answers from rising stars in the Inside Sales world. What gets under the skin of a successful Inside Sales manager? We asked 5 up-and-coming Inside Sales leaders to come clean about the things that tick them off the most, from … Continue reading Management Pet Peeves of 5 Inside Sales Leaders
Paul KeijzerMay 3, 2015 My executive coaching activities have suddenly gained significant traction over the past year. I’m elated firstly because I enjoy making an impact and helping people and secondly because more and more executives are finally seeing coaching for what it truly is: An opportunity to get insights from someone who isn’t vested, … Continue reading 3 Ultimate Skills Every Executive Coach Needs For Leaders
Courtney HuntApril 30, 2015 In earlier SMART Articles, I discussed the evolutionary phases in becoming a digital organization, described how all business functions are being transformed by social and digital technologies, articulated the primary barriers to digital engagement, and offered a digital transformation framework (to read these and other related pieces, click here). This article extends … Continue reading Creating a Digital Transformation Plan of Action: A Guide for Leaders
Arik HansonMarch 14, 2015 The other day, I was browsing through LinkedIn (something I do at least once a day, for various reasons). I came upon this post from Dustin McKisson, vice president at something called First Resource. It’s a familiar story. Person starts publishing on LinkedIn out of curiousity. Person published one story that … Continue reading Why Aren’t More company Leaders Publishing On LinkedIn?
Guest columnist and Altimeter CEO Charlene Li discusses how mobile can be leveraged by company leaders to support business objectives, provide excellent customer service, and foster a collaborative work environment. Aaron Strout on March 13, 2015 When I recently learned that author and Altimeter CEO, Charlene Li, had a new book coming out and that she was … Continue reading How Engaged Leaders Use Mobility To Build Brands & Businesses
Darleen DeRosaFebruary 21, 2015 In our experience, the most successful leaders share many of the same characteristics. They possess superior communication and organizational skills, confidence and an ability to delegate — strengths necessary to effectively achieve results. However, merely being effective does not make headlines or history books. Leaders who leave the most impressive legacies … Continue reading Selecting Future Leaders: 4 Essential Characteristics
When it comes to your interactions on LinkedIn, you may be wondering how you find thought leaders, interact with those thought leaders, and get to a point where you are considered a thought leader yourself. Why is thought leadership so important? There are many profound reasons why thought leadership and interacting (and being) with thought … Continue reading The Importance of Thought Leaders on LinkedIn
Aaron KimJanuary 12, 2015 This is the second post on the Internal Social Business for Leaders series. The first one covered the most basic activity there, getting your profile done. After finishing that, you’re likely having that feeling of getting in the middle of a party by yourself and wondering if you should leave. Please … Continue reading Internal Social Business for Leaders Series: 2. Get settled
