The Peter Principle says if we continually promote high performers, we will eventually promote them to a level of incompetence. According to Harvard Business Review, Alan Benson and Kelly Shue tested this theory by researching how well sales people did when they were promoted to sales manager. They discovered that high-performing salespeople were often not good managers, affirming the Peter ...
In 1910, according to historyonthenet.com, the White Star Line’s brochure praised their Olympic and Titanic ships, including the statement, “these two wonderful vessels are designed to be unsinkable.” By the maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912 the ship’s reputation became such that a deckhand reportedly said, “God himself could not sink this ship!” On April 15, 1912, the White ...
In a Harvard Business Review video, leadership consultant, Ron Carucci, claims that 50-60% of executives fail in their first executive role. Ron studied successful executives to find what they did differently from those who didn’t succeed. Carucci discovered four key factors that we’ll discuss this week. The first factor is Breadth. New executives tend to have a narrow view of ...
In most meetings, there’s one person in the room who everyone recognizes as high value. They speak, and the entire room listens. To become this type of person of influence, here are four critical practices: Be concise. Speak only when you have something meaningful to say. Be attentive. Actively listen and engage the other attendees with non-verbal communication. Ask questions. ...
Mark is a CEO responsible for over 6,500 employees globally. During a panel discussion we hosted in St. Louis, Mark was asked how he manages that many people. Mark pointed those in attendance to Jethro’s wisdom. Moses was exhausted judging all the cases for the Israelites when his father-in-law, Jethro, arrived. Jethro realized this was a problem. In Exodus 18, ...
Today is Maundy Thursday. On the night of the Last Supper, Jesus, the Son of God and Savior of the universe, modeled for us a surprising act. In ancient times, Maundy, which means, “washing someone’s dirty feet,” was one of the worst jobs a servant could be asked to complete. Yet, on Jesus’ last night, He humbled himself and washed ...
While leading a corporate department for a large organization, Vicki was performing her third annual review for Steve. During their discussion, Steve transparently disclosed that he and his wife wanted to start a family, but Steve’s wife desired to move to her hometown. Knowing Steve as a man of faith, Vicki encouraged him to pray. As Christians, we know the ...
As a Senior Vice President for a large organization, I was once appointed to lead a task force to report on and resolve a challenging issue. Unfortunately, our research report concluded that the real problem revolved around my boss and his decisions! The same boss who had appointed me to lead this task force, was not pleased. Soon thereafter I ...
In the movie, “Legends of Bagger Vance,” Matt Damon stars as a washed-out golfer named Junuh, who gets a chance at greatness. On the final hole of an exhibition tournament against the two greatest golfers of the day, Junuh is positioned to win the tournament. But when he tries to remove something from in front of his ball, his ball ...
The television program “60 Minutes” convened a group of 12 people in Grand Rapids Michigan during the last presidential campaign, with an even mix of people for and against Donald Trump. This group had very heated debates and disagreements. “60 Minutes” was surprised to learn that despite their differences the group not only maintained contact after the focus group, they ...
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