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When associates behave like owners, good things happen

January 24, 2012/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

A number of years ago I was on a plant tour, which I really love to do. When we arrived at a particular machining station, the owner asked the operator to explain what the machine was doing. The operator gave the most complete explanation I had ever heard, including the business case for purchasing this […]

My son’s name is Kaka

January 17, 2012/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

Here is another story from China. I was meeting with a Chinese business owner and we were getting to know one another. In an effort to build the relationship and develop a better understanding of each other, I asked him about his family. He started to tell me about the various family members, and when […]

Check your ego at the door

January 10, 2012/in Sharpening Your Personal Leadership Skills/by Tom Doescher

The other day, I was talking with my mentor of 40 years. He said with a sense of disbelief, “It’s surprising … the older I get, the more famous I am.” In other words, he was saying his legend is becoming bigger than life. I like to say it another way: “There is no room […]

Do your associates ever voice disagreement with you?

January 3, 2012/in Sharpening Your Personal Leadership Skills/by Tom Doescher

I read a fascinating article in the Harvard Business Review entitled, “What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential,” written by Robert Kaplan. The question I found most powerful was this: “How often do your subordinates challenge or disagree with you?” In my […]

Same bed, different dream

December 27, 2011/in Nuggets and Encouragement Regarding Strategy and Focus/by Tom Doescher

One day I was talking to a businessman in China who had had a bad experience with a joint venture partner. As he was describing the situation to me, he summed it up by saying, “Same bed, different dream.” That says it all. Most joint ventures fail because the partners have different dreams. Are you […]