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Do you really believe what you say?

December 17, 2012/in Sharpening Your Personal Leadership Skills/by Tom Doescher

I just read an article about Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant entitled “Japan Utility Says Nuclear Crisis Could Have Been Avoided”. I then went to the Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (TEPCO) website, and this is what it says: “TEPCO strongly wishes to be a nuclear power plant operator which has the world’s highest level […]

Are you holding your team accountable?

December 3, 2012/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

One of my favorite books is Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance?, by Louis V. Gerstner Jr. In his closing comments, he says, “People do what you inspect, not what you expect.” I was reminded of this thought-provoking advice when I read “What happened to accountability?” by Tom Ricks in the October 2012 issue of the […]

Quicker does not always mean better

November 19, 2012/in Extraordinary Customer/Client Service/by Tom Doescher

This story will really date me, but please hang in there. I was at a reception one evening some years ago, and was engaged in a fascinating conversation with a prominent corporate attorney. The fax machine was the latest technology at the time (no smart-alecky comments, please), and he was talking about how it was […]

It’s all about execution

November 5, 2012/in Nuggets and Encouragement Regarding Strategy and Focus/by Tom Doescher

In his first year as managing partner of Plante Moran, Bill Hermann visited many of the major accounting firms in the country. One day, after he had visited with most of the firms, he and I were talking. He said something like, “You know, Tom, the strategies and tactics of the other firms look very […]

Will your company be successful in 20 years?

October 22, 2012/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

Over the years I have noticed a correlation between successful companies and the average experience level of their leadership team (you may call it your executive or management team). I have worked with companies that, although they are making money, are noticeably slipping. A common denominator among these companies seems to be that they aren’t […]