by David Barrett | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog, Everyone, Leadership
In my last posting, we explored the business of decision-making. Great leaders know how to make decisions logically and in a timely manner. In post #1, I suggested that good decision making requires: Solid research A good evaluation of all the options Decisiveness A...
by David Barrett | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog, Leadership
Good decision-making skills are in my top 5 list of the most important leadership qualities. If you ask a group of employees about what they look for in a good leader, you will get many answers. Most certainly, the ability to make good decisions, will rank up there....
by David Barrett | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Leadership
Originally published in August, 2015 I was recently listening to a group of teenagers talk about their summer jobs and most of the talk was about the leadership style that one of them was dealing with. I heard the words, “They don’t set a good example” numerous times...
by David Barrett | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Strategy Execution
I am swamped! I have a to-do list as long as my arm. Everyday I walk into my office, new stuff pops up. I feel like I am always fighting fires or dealing with the regular day-to-day administrative duties and sales functions. And when I’m not doing any of that,...
by David Barrett | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
A friend of mine, we’ll call him Nick, is the CEO of a sizable company located in my area. He is considered, say many, to be a great leader. Never having worked with him, I was not able to pipe into this conversation. But I can now. We were chatting recently when...
by David Barrett | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
One of the most difficult things we have to do as leaders, is to get out of the weeds. We’ve grown up in the subject matter space where we have typically excelled, and it is hard to leave. But we have to leave. We have to hand over the reins to others so that they can...
