Leadership
10 ways to lose your best employees #blindpost
This is a blindpost suggested to me by Joe* from Fast Company entitled, 10 ways to lose your best employees. “Your best employees”, that’s an interesting concept by itself. But let’s assume for arguments sake that you have a pool of employees that are your “best”. The high performers, self-starters, over-achievers, do-it-all-and-bake-you-a-cake-afterwards kinda people. Before…
Read MoreThe difference between a pessimist, an optimist and a leader
“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” John Maxwell The CEO of the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, Jane Turner, shared this quote with me and the rest of the board over the break. If there was ever a leader that I’ve met that is equal parts…
Read More3 tips for startup leaders
Throughout each week I probably talk to half a dozen entrepreneurs running new/small startups. It’s something I really enjoy and being located in the Atlanta Tech Village has definitely increased the volume of those meetings. Here are 3 random tips for startup leaders that I thought I would share based on recent meetings: TAKE LEGAL…
Read More12 Things Really Respected People Do #blindpost
This article, 7 things really respected people do, was suggested to me from @gumboshowjoe for a blindpost. I decided to write a list of some of the people that I respected the most and then ponder what it is about them that I respected so much. Below is that list, with the name of the…
Read More8 things I learned from Danny Davis about leadership at our fireside chat last night
(thanks for the great photo, Jay!) Last night my good friend and marketing extraordinaire, Stephanie Critchfield, interviewed Danny Davis and I in a “fireside chat” on leadership at Digital Atlanta. Danny and I were partners at Spunlogic (along with Raj and Raghu) so it was fun to talk about our experiences, both together and then…
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