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You either are or you are not an entrepreneur

April 1, 2013/in Sharpening Your Personal Leadership Skills/by Tom Doescher

As a follow-up to our June 12, 2012, newsletter, entitled Levels of Leaders: Is he or she a leader?, we wanted to talk about entrepreneurs. I have two clients who just get it. When I first met each of them, I asked the following question: What was your first business? They both smiled and enjoyed […]

Field house janitor gets National Championship ring

March 18, 2013/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

In our March 29, 2012, newsletter, we promised to tell another Coach Tom Izzo story. As promised, here it is. There was a janitor who allowed the MSU basketball players to shoot hoops in the field house after the normal hours of operation, as a favor for the coach. Turns out the janitor would also […]

Do you have a system to get input from younger associates?

March 4, 2013/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

Recently we had the privilege of hearing Angela Ahrendts, CEO, speak about the transformation of the 150-year-old British icon Burberry. According to Ahrendts, an important contributor to the company’s success was the off-site meetings she conducted with the youngest and brightest Burberry associates. As we listened we were reminded of Apple’s “Top 100” retreats, conducted […]

Is it possible to have too many advisors?

February 18, 2013/in Sharpening Your Personal Leadership Skills/by Tom Doescher

Over the years, we have observed that the most successful business owners have carefully selected advisors, and these advisors may change from time to time. We have also noted that other owners have, in our view, too many advisors. The most successful business owners assess where they are strong and where they need help, and […]

Keep it simple

February 4, 2013/in Nuggets and Encouragement Regarding Strategy and Focus/by Tom Doescher

We began to focus on Volkswagen (VW) when our son joined them a few years ago. We quickly discovered that one of their goals was to be the No. 1 automobile manufacturer in the world. We never have understood why companies would set a certain sales level as their goal, and we have watched as […]