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Your board should protect you!

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] It is the board, made up of individual members, that is responsible for the care and maintenance of the corporate person. Should board members therefore withdraw and not participate in corporate planning, coaching the CEO and other issues not related to the duty of care or duty of loyalty?

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Is your WORK interfering with your JOB?

Berkonomics

Of course, this comment made me think of the many times I had been guilty of this more than occasional heads-down office work over the years of management and assume that most of you who have supervised others have fallen into the same trap. Had I been guilty? How do you frame menial desk jobs as “customer support?”. Generative questions?

Resource 156
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The 18-month rule and a harrowing tale

Berkonomics

Of course, I’ll tell another harrowing story here. Email readers, continue here…] Early in the rapid growth phase of my computer software company, I hired an excellent, IBM-trained vice president of sales to further growth and begin our international expansion. Everyone but the sales VP was present as anticipated.

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7 Keys To Creating A Connected Team For Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, listening alone isn't enough. Even in today’s remote environments, you can use video sessions, social media, and email to keep up with team efforts informally and share updates, both positive and negative. Spend time coaching and mentoring team members. This created a connection with both his team and customers.

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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

Both Sides of the Table

The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. The best leaders I know encourage coaches to come in and are willing to listen to feedback about themselves.

Coach 150
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Board members must protect the coporation before themselves.

Berkonomics

Email readers continue here.] Should board members therefore withdraw and not participate in corporate planning, coaching the CEO and other issues not related to the duty of care or duty of loyalty? Of course they should not. These are rare, but each stresses the duty of loyalty to the corporation on whose board they sit.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

But of course all of these things are intertwined. But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. Take some time to reflect on how well defined you believe your company’s sense of purpose is.

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