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The Right Kind of Time to Spend on Your Growing Business

11.20.2013 | Categories:

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As a business scales, the role of its leadership needs to evolve and scale along with it. There are two key dimensions in which this evolution takes place: (1) The shift from a hands-on problem solver to ultimately a coach and mentor to others, and (2) the move from tactical execution to a strategic thinking. It takes time and effort to successfully make these transitions.

Leadership Is Not One Dimensional

By Mark Otto

11.15.2013 | Categories:

Leadership

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Browse the business section of any book store, read the business press, listen to academic theorists, gurus, or management consultants, and you’ll find plenty of prescriptions for what it takes to be a good CEO.

5 Ways “Smart” Leaders Fail

By Mark Otto

11.13.2013 | Categories:

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Every day I have the opportunity to work with extraordinarily bright leaders. More than a few of these “smart” leaders truly believe that their intelligence is far greater than those around them. Instead of using their intelligence as an asset, it becomes a liability that limits their success.

Building a Fast-Growth Management Team

By Mark Otto

11.06.2013 | Categories:

Company Building, Leadership

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The biggest distinguishing factor between success and failure is almost always the senior management team. A high-performing team, with broadly differing viewpoints and perspectives, determines how far a business goes – more than the idea, more than the timing, and even more than the resources of the company.

5 Success Factors of High-Growth Companies

By Mark Otto

11.04.2013 | Categories:

Company Building, Leadership

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What separates the also-rans struggling to achieve growth from the masters – those companies and leaders who manage to achieve long-term sustainable growth? What are the practices that can make the difference between merely surviving and achieving extraordinary growth?.

5 Signs Your Business is Growing Out of Control

By Mark Otto

10.30.2013 | Categories:

Company Building, Leadership, Management

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Without proper planning you may find your growth creating an avalanche that buries you in unforeseen problems. Several times a year, there are stories about companies that got themselves into trouble because they “grew too fast.” In hindsight, the insiders in these companies describe the situation using expressions like “out of control” or “total chaos.”

Why Smart Leaders Don’t Always Make Smart Decisions

By Mark Otto

10.28.2013 | Categories:

Leadership, Management

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Effective decision making is essential to a successful business. Every day we are called upon to make decisions. Some are small and have little impact. Others carry a greater weight – decisions with important consequences. Invariably, mistakes are made along the way. The difficult truth is that very important decisions made by smart people sometimes go very wrong.

Is Your Mindset Preventing Growth?

By Mark Otto

10.25.2013 | Categories:

Leadership, Management

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A mindset is our perspective on the world and outlook on life. The choices we make reflect our mindset. Some people see new challenges as opportunities to learn, and for others, they are an opportunity to fail.

10 Rules for Mastering the Art of Feedback

By Mark Otto

10.23.2013 | Categories:

Leadership, Management

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It’s not easy to hear about our weaknesses. And telling others how they can improve is almost as difficult. Giving feedback can be awkward, messy, and uncomfortable. Feedback can raise defensiveness, fear, and anxiety. And when done badly, it can be emotionally devastating.

One Essential Leadership Quality

By Mark Otto

10.21.2013 | Categories:

Leadership

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Great leaders have a mindset of continual improvement, which is fundamental to business growth. Why? Because constant improvement requires consistently challenging the way you do things – no matter how successful you are. This “get better” mentality is the driving force behind great leaders.

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