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Become a Manager who Leads
Kevin P. Dincher A long-time client surprised me last week. He called to update me on his pursuit of a new position within his company and in the course of our conversation said that his CEO “is an...
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Good Managers Hire Slow and Fire Fast—Not Vice-versa
Kevin P. Dincher I’ve never watched The Apprentice, the TV series that turns getting fired into a game show, because I don’t find firing people particularly entertaining. 25 years ago as a new and...
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Good Managers Hire Slow and Fire Fast—Not Vice-versa (Part 2)
Kevin P. Dincher The most important thing a manager does is decide who to hire and fire. Making good decisions about who is and who is not on the payroll is critical to your company’s success—and to...
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Improve Your Communication – Send Fewer Emails!
Kevin P. Dincher Communicating effectively is a major workplace challenge, and technology has made it possible to communicate quickly with anyone anywhere any time. But “communicating quickly 24/7” is...
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Leadership is Like Skiing: You Can’t Learn it by Reading a Book
Kevin P. Dincher I may be wrong about this, but from my reading and conversations with colleagues and clients, I get the impression that relatively few supervisors and managers and even fewer C-level...
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Leadership: Get to Know Yourself – and Then Realize It’s Not About You
Kevin P. Dincher Did you see Star Trek into Darkness? It’s an enjoyable and entertaining movie—which is the most I expect from the crew of the Enterprise. A moment early in the film, however, made me...
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Things to Know Before Putting Your Kids on the Payroll
Kevin P. Dincher Americans like the idea of starting a family business. According to the US Small Business Administration 90% of the 21 million small businesses in the US are family owned—and 62% of...
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CEOs: Beware of Micromanaging
Kevin P. Dincher A marketing consultant I know posted on his Facebook page today: “Always wonder why some CEOs would rather diddle with things on a web page or other marketing minutia than deal with...
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Micromanagers are like Vampires – They Drain Your Company of its Lifeblood
Kevin P. Dincher In its 2013 State of the Global Workforce report, Gallup called engaged workers “the lifeblood of their organizations.” Companies with the highest levels of employee engagement have...
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Fundraising Professionals: Decorating Your New Office? Don’t Bother. You...
Summary of a 2-Part Presentation for the Las Vegas Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (March 25 and September 23, 2016) Decorating your new office? Don’t bother. Fundraising...
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