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Why Don’t They Read My Email?

September 18, 2017/in Sharpening Your Personal Leadership Skills/by Tom Doescher

This is a common complaint I hear from senior executives. Over the years, I’ve received well-written communications (I will use this label to include emails, memos, texts, tweets, letters and all other written messages), as well as poorly composed ones. I notice that I always read the good ones and often skip the others. Here […]

To “Type A” Executives: You Might Think You Can Do It All, But…

September 4, 2017/in Sharpening Your Personal Leadership Skills/by Tom Doescher

One of my favorite Frank Moran stories occurred when I was in my early 40s and Frank was in his 70s. Both of us were members of the Birmingham Athletic Club (actually, Frank was one of the founding members). One evening I was standing in front of my locker after a long day, having a […]

Did You Have a Paper Route?

August 7, 2017/in Nuggets and Encouragement Regarding Strategy and Focus/by Tom Doescher

Today, most newspapers — for the few still reading them — are delivered by adults. That, in some ways, is sad to me. I had a Detroit News paper route that was passed on to my brother, “Uncle Dan,” and then to my two sisters. As a paper boy, I was running a small business. I had […]

You Can’t Put a Square Peg in a Round Hole. It’s All About “Fit”

July 24, 2017/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

Years ago, Barbara and I were leading a mission trip to Ecuador. One of our 20 team members, “Charlie,” was quite challenging to our leadership team. He often showed up late and missed several required preparation meetings, he struggled to get paperwork completed on time, he talked too much at our tightly scheduled meetings, he frequently […]

Is it Better to be Efficient or Effective?

July 10, 2017/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

Those of you who know me well can testify to how obsessed I am with efficiency. When I observe wasted time, it drives me crazy. I’ve come to realize, though, that often you can achieve both — efficiency and effectiveness. That being said, there are times when it may take longer to handle an item/issue properly. […]