Small Business Companion - Musings on Business and Leadership
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jpreese735
Nov 184 min read
Small Business Companion - Musings on Business and Leadership
More C's, Part One... Cores – Whatever your company cores might be, be fiercely disciplined to sticking to them: core focus, core values,...
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jpreese735
May 294 min read
C is for...Culture
Every group or organization has a culture – be it family, community, business, department, or nation. Those in a group may be aware of...
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jpreese735
Aug 2, 20234 min read
B is for...Budget
Now if this isn’t a thrilling topic, I don’t know what is. Cue the eye-rolling! Yet, the B-word is a vitally important tool for small...
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jpreese735
Jul 6, 20235 min read
Big Ideas!
B is for… BIG Ideas Big ideas drive the entrepreneurial organization. They bring new things to life. Big idea thinking usually rests with...
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jpreese735
May 12, 20235 min read
Accountability -ABCs of Business and Leadership
A is for...Accountability At this rate, we will never make it to Z, but the As are so juicy I just can’t help myself! So far in this...
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jpreese735
Apr 4, 20234 min read
ABC's of Small Business - 2
A is for...Awareness Awareness is both a requirement and an ongoing skill for business owners, leaders, and managers. Without it, we are...
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jpreese735
Mar 22, 20235 min read
ABC's of Small Business
A is for… Abundance. And here you thought I might say ‘accountability’ or something business-y! I wanted to start with an over-arching...
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jpreese735
Sep 12, 20225 min read
Leadership Paradoxes 4 - Wrap Up
Time to bring our exploration of Leadership Paradoxes to a close by reviewing the last two of Tim Elmore’s “The Eight Paradoxes to Great...
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jpreese735
Sep 6, 20223 min read
Leadership Paradoxes #3
We have been looking at Tim Elmore’s “The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership – Embracing the Conflicting Demands of Today’s Workplace”....
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jpreese735
Aug 30, 20225 min read
Leadership Paradoxes #2
In my previous post, I introduced the idea that human beings aren’t just one thing or the other. Similarly, effective leaders must have...
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jpreese735
Aug 23, 20224 min read
Leadership Paradoxes #1
Confession time! It has taken me all my nearly 58 years on this planet to gain a hint of understanding that I, like all human beings, am...
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jpreese735
Jul 6, 20214 min read
Leadership Series X – Emphasis of Title
The tenth and final of Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership is EMPHASIS OF TITLE. “Competent leaders require no...
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jpreese735
Jun 13, 20215 min read
Leadership Series IX – Emphasis on the “AUTHORITY” of Leadership
The Ninth of Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership is EMPHASIS ON THE “AUTHORITY” OF LEADERSHIP. “Efficient leaders...
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jpreese735
May 13, 20217 min read
Leadership Series VIII – DISLOYALTY
The EIGHTH of Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership is DISLOYALTY. “Perhaps this should have come at the head of the...
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jpreese735
Apr 27, 20217 min read
Leadership VII - Intemperance
The SEVENTH of Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership is INTEMPERANCE. “Followers do not respect an intemperate leader....
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jpreese735
Mar 31, 20215 min read
Leadership VI - Selfishness
The SIXTH of Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership is SELFISHNESS. “Leaders who claim all the honor for the work of...
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jpreese735
Mar 16, 20215 min read
Leadership Series V Lack of Imagination
The fifth of Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership is Lack of Imagination. When faced with the continued onslaught of...
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jpreese735
Mar 2, 20215 min read
Leadership Series IV Fear of Competition from Followers
The fourth of Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership, is the Fear of Competition from Followers: “The leader who fears...
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jpreese735
Feb 17, 20215 min read
Leadership Series III Expectation Pay for What They "Know" Instead of What They Do With That
The third of Napoleon Hill’s 10 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership, is the Expectation To Be Paid for What They "Know" instead of What...
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