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Don’t settle for less than the best

March 20, 2012/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

The most successful companies focus on developing the best team members possible. It is an ongoing process, and includes both continually raising the bar on existing team members and occasionally adding and grooming new team members. Businesses that become complacent and satisfied with their performance eventually lose to more innovative, aggressive competitors. Do you have […]

Customers versus Associates

March 13, 2012/in Nuggets and Encouragement Regarding Strategy and Focus/by Tom Doescher

Successful owners/executives realize they need to spend an equal amount of time developing their associates and winning and retaining customers. While it is a fact that without customers you have no business, it is also true that without knowledgeable, well-trained, and motivated associates you cannot keep good customers. We have observed that some executives focus […]

Would you like to be referred to as human capital, or an asset?

March 6, 2012/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

Words are important. Today, everything seems to have a fancy label — which was probably created by some well-intended consultant and then used, overused, and abused by everyone. But think about it: Would you like to be referred to as an asset, human capital, or “my guy”? Or would you prefer to be thought of […]

Is it better to be smart or to be lucky?

February 28, 2012/in Nuggets and Encouragement Regarding Strategy and Focus/by Tom Doescher

As many of you are aware, I am fond of asking this rhetorical question, and often I go on to say that I believe I am a lucky guy. My partner, Barbara, likes to take issue with me, saying I am blessed rather than merely lucky. In 65 B.C., Seneca — a Roman dramatist, philosopher, […]

The “Big Three”

February 21, 2012/in Sharpening Your Personal Leadership Skills/by Tom Doescher

After years of observing leaders, reading about pathfinders and trail-blazers, and being a leader myself, here are the top three traits I attribute to world-class leaders. First, they have a high degree of self-knowledge. Socrates knew what he was talking about when he said, “Know thyself.” Second, they manage to stay focused. Most companies and […]