Bad, bad culture…

Corporate culture refers to the values, beliefs, and behaviors that shape a company’s overall work and service environment. A positive corporate culture enhances employee satisfaction, fosters innovation, and promotes productivity. Conversely, a bad corporate culture devastates a company, its employees, and its customers. In this article, I will explore the dangers of bad corporate culture…

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Building New Leaders is Job One.

Why Leadership Development Should Be a Top Priority. Leadership is a critical component of any successful organization. Influential leaders can inspire, motivate, and guide their teams toward achieving goals. However, leaders are not born; they are made, which is where leadership development comes in. Effective leadership is critical to the success of any organization. Leaders…

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Why a Fractional Executive?

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, it’s becoming increasingly important for companies to be flexible and adaptable. One way to achieve this is by hiring a fractional leader or an interim or part-time executive. A fractional leader is an experienced business professional hired to fill a temporary leadership role, typically for a specific project…

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Leading with Intention

Leading with intention is a powerful concept that can transform your leadership style and help you succeed personally and professionally. Intentional leadership involves being clear about your values, goals, and priorities and aligning your actions and decisions with them. Leading with intention is a crucial skill for anyone who wants to be an effective leader.…

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Leading with Courage and Grace

Leadership is difficult; it requires courage, empathy, and gracefully handling difficult situations. Leading with courage and grace means leading confidently while remaining empathetic and understanding toward others. This leadership style benefits the leader and their team, promoting trust and creating a positive work environment. This article will explore what it means to lead with courage…

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Recovering from a Leadership Mistake

Leadership is a complex role, and while there are numerous ways to succeed, the possibility of failure always looms. Regardless of the situation, leadership failures can have lasting effects, affecting the leader, the team, and the entire organization. While it may be difficult to admit, every leader will face some form of failure at some…

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Strategic Planning – Is there a right way?

Strategic planning isn’t: A box to check on your NCUA examination. A one or two-day brainstorming event To plan incremental growth without changing anything Done during budgeting time. Strategic planning should be started in Q1 or Q2 so that when the organization gets to budgeting time, the strategic objectives have been established, and the resource,…

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What’s Dog Poop Got to Do with Leadership?

We’ve all observed the behaviors of dog owners. If you live in an urban or suburban area, you know the rules; if you walk your dog, you are expected to pick up your dog’s poop. From my home, I have a great view of a stretch of grass that is a favored peeing and pooping…

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Three Things Every Leader Must Know

Leadership is not for sissies. Leadership is not about you. Leadership has a price. Let’s diagnose each of these requirements. Leadership is not for sissies – To be an authentic leader takes courage. This courage is realized in many ways. Sometimes it is the courage to do what you don’t want to do, to do…

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