Focus on Front-line Leaders

Focus on Front-line Leaders

I believe front-line leaders are key to a station’s productivity, culture, and success … and their role’s value cannot be overstated. LSMs and DSMs, our own front-line managers, are the ones who ‘make it happen’—communicating between upper management and...
A Recession “Perspective”

A Recession “Perspective”

The sky is falling, the sky is falling. If you have a ‘chicken little’ seller or client who thinks that the world is going to collapse due to a recession, inflation, or the like … here’s a bit of perspective to share: Let’s look at historical recession data in...
Self-SWOT Analysis

Self-SWOT Analysis

Have you ever done a SWOT analysis on YOURSELF? Typically, SWOTS—strengths, weaknesses (internal), opportunities, threats (external)—are done for business efforts, if a company does them. Yet, they can also be used to provide powerful personal insights. By creating a...
Are you Dr. No or James Bond?

Are you Dr. No or James Bond?

What type of manager are you? Conservative, stay-the-course, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it? Are you a Dr. No—meeting all of your team’s suggestions and new ideas with “No”? Or are you daring, open to improvisation, have backup plans, take advantage of tech...
Be the Leader People Would Follow

Be the Leader People Would Follow

Along with over 4 million others on LinkedIn, I follow “Leadership First” to get uplifting messages and daily reminders of what it takes to be a good leader. Recently, I was struck by a quote from Brian Tracy—“Become the kind of leader who people would follow...