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2017
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A high performing team is always created by an effective leader. Conversely, if an organization is full of performance issues you need only to look at leadership to diagnose the cause of the problem.Jim Collins in his book “Good to Great” talks about great companies being great because they are l...
09/25/2017
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Business is constantly changing and what works today will not necessarily work tomorrow. Do you know who your customer will be in 2020? Wondering who is going to be your client in 3 years, or 4 or 5? Does it matter what type of business you are in? This is the subject of next Friday's Business ...
09/20/2017
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Today there are many changes buyout and consolidations in real estate. Any change involves uncertainty and in some cases fear. Good communication is a large part of managing change.Recently I met leaders of a Westchester County New York company. The employees felt that there were a lot of chang...
09/18/2017
There questions that people from marketing to human resources want to learn. Thtat question is, "What drives Chemistry, Culture, and Cohesion in today's workplace?"This will be the topic of a morning seminar sponsored by the Business Council of Westchester and Manhattanville College. You will ...
09/13/2017
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We can’t seem to find anyone who really wants to put in the effort. How many times have you heard that or maybe said that yourself? I recently heard the statement from a broker that it is like chasing cats. Or you may have heard, “Unless I tell them what to do nothing gets done. I can’t trust ...
09/11/2017
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The challenge has come from Debbie Reynolds for us to air out our laundry, the good, bad, and ugly! Honestly, we all have habits and many of those habits need to be eliminated. It is not always easy to share but here are mine.THE GOODI have always been organized and focused. This comes from my ...
09/06/2017
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“What we have here is a failure to communicate.” That line from the movie Cool Hand Luke highlights a fundamental problem. There are many times in our business and personal lives where we don’t achieve a desired result from directing, explaining, or urging action. I would like to concentrate here...
09/04/2017