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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 […]

We are more the same than different

December 20, 2011/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

I’ve had the privilege of interacting with people of almost every color, language, culture, and social status on six continents. My personal conclusion is that the people of the world are more alike than different. For example, children are important to parents from all walks of life and in every culture. I believe that, too […]

Perspective helps

December 13, 2011/in Ideas to help you build a solid team/by Tom Doescher

I was in a meeting one day, listening to all the problems resulting from the sudden growth of a business. As the conversation continued, many of the comments and observations became quite negative. You would have thought the company was having a bad year. During a pause in the discussion, I mentioned that in my […]