Jim Jackson

05/31/2012

You as a leader must show up and walk the talk. Can no longer do as I say not as I do.

The first thing any leader should do is simply turn up for work, says Marie Johns, deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Putting in plenty of face time with workers, both in your office and by walking the corridors, is crucial to tackling big problems and keeping everyone e...

05/18/2012

I am looking at many different ways to promote my business. This will make you think.

Warning: If you're addicted to spending ungodly amounts of money in an effort to interrupt enough people into becoming "aware" of your product, service, or idea ... skip this. You ain't gonna like it.

05/11/2012

Interesting read what do you think?

Mongol warlord Genghis Khan wasn't actually the bloodthirsty tyrant we think of him as, Ryan Holiday writes. Instead, he was a progressive boss who ended torture, turned his empire into a meritocracy, worked to further the happiness of his people and saw leadership as an exercise in personal humilit...

05/02/2012

In a famous experiment, researchers ran a lottery with a twist. Half the participants were randomly assigned a lottery number. The remaining half were given a blank piece of paper and a pen and asked to write down any number they would like as their lottery number. Just before drawing the winning nu...

05/02/2012

Get out and talk to your people

Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, makes a point of spending at least 30% of his time on the battlefield. That's because he knows it's on the front lines where innovation happens and new ideas are generated. "I learn something every time I visit a line unit," he says. "Truth be ...

04/03/2012

Now this a a leadership lesson

What does a real-life CEO have in common with the central figures of a fictitious Mafia crime family in The Godfather? According to Justin Moore, CEO and founder of Axcient, plenty. 

03/28/2012

Something to think about for you hard chargers.

Why is it that between 25% and 50% of people report feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work? It's not just the number of hours we're working, but also the fact that we spend too many continuous hours juggling too many things at the same time. What we've lost, above all, are stopping points, finish...

03/26/2012

I like the kindness in customer service. How about you?

A friend recently described a remarkable travel experience. Strange to say, the story was about an airline, and it wasn't a travel nightmare. Instead, it involved the recently bankrupt American Airlines doing something extraordinary — by putting kindness to work. The story came from a colleagu...

03/22/2012

Steve Jobs wasn't just a technological visionary -- he was also astonishingly good at disrupting leadership itself, writes Walter Isaacson. Jobs' strategic approach, like his approach to product development, was founded on a belief in "deep" simplicity and the need to understand processes intimately...

03/02/2012

how do you listen?

Improved listening skills can improve leadership, writes Bernie Ferrari, but first you must identify what kind of listener you are. Opinionators listen for a moment before saying, "Look, here's how I see it." Grouches are convinced other people are wrong before they even speak. The worst may be the ...

02/28/2012

Good insight you should read and ask what do I need to do different.

The Six Enemies of Greatness (and Happiness) These six factors can erode the grandest of plans and the noblest of intentions. They can turn visionaries into paper-pushers and wide-eyed dreamers into shivering, weeping balls of regret. Beware!           1) Availability We oft...

02/24/2012

This is interesting and something to think about. What do you think?

Wooga, a social-gaming firm in Germany, offers perks such as free monthly dinners, free smartphones or tablets, and internal development classes, but it doesn't base its incentives on performance, company co-founder Jens Begemann says. Bonuses can prompt workers to focus on individual or team goals ...