No matter how high you get, always look up to those below you. An often-heard criticism of many that make it to the top is that they soon forget where they came from and those who helped them achieve success become an afterthought. It is the type of searing censure that can destroy the success [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Improving Your Business Leadership'
Looking to Supercharge Your Career? Here’s How.
April 1st, 2013 · 7 Comments · Business Management, Improving Your Business Leadership
Tags: Bob MacDonald·business leadership·Business Management·Getting ahead in business
The Best Antidote for Intimidation is to Intimidate the Intimidator
March 25th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Building Better Business Managers, Business Management, Improving Your Business Leadership
Intimidation is the water boarding of business. It is a tactic that creates an artificial fear that something bad might happen Let’s face it: Intimidation is a fact of life. It joins death and taxes as one of the few certainties in life. If someone tells you they have never been intimidated by someone or [...]
Tags: Bob MacDonald·Business Management·Effective leadership·Effective management·Workplace intimidation
Power is to Command as Trust is to Leadership
March 18th, 2013 · 12 Comments · Building Better Business Managers, Business Management, Improving Your Business Leadership, Politics and Politicians Gone Awry
With power, you can make others do things for you. With trust, others will want to do things for you. The business world is fixated on power and leadership. For the denizens of the corporate conclave, the endgame is to achieve status as a powerful leader. In pursuit of this aspiration, many become addicted to [...]
Tags: Better Management·Bob MacDonald·business leadership·FDR·George Washington·trust
