Posts in the ‘Leadership My Dad’s Way’ category
ComfortZone Inc. was Ronnie’s new consulting firm. His tagline: “Avoid risk, stay put, and win with the status quo”, was not drawing in the clients he had imagined it would. Out of desperation, Ronnie decided to call Nathan, a childhood friend. Nathan was all over Linkedin. His consulting firm, Can Do LLC seemed to be […]
On Monday, February 22, 2016 at 8am EST (7am CST) I will lead a FREE 60 minute webinar titled: How to Become a Leader of Character. Plus we have a big announcement about who is endorsing our upcoming book! Click here to sign up For anyone who wants something you can apply immediately in order to become […]
Dave Anderson speaks with James Brown, co-founder of venture capital firm Arena Growth Partners. Topic: How to Choose a Business Partner. (30 minutes) James Brown is a West Point graduate with an MBA from Harvard and a JD from NYU School of Law. He has led private equity firms with over $4 billion in assets […]
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.” -George Patton Based on this quote, I’ve been on teams that would have made General Patton crazy. You may have too. These are teams where people don’t speak up. Everyone is agreeable and all ideas are good – especially if the ideas came from the boss. […]
Now it is official! The survey results are in. Why do you follow a leader? What makes a leader great? 630 responses to two questions we posted across multiple social media forums and other venues gave us the answer. Before I tell you the answer. I am going to tell you what it is not. […]
“If you do this, then I will do that.” or “I’m going to do this.” Period. End of story. One is the basic language in most contracts. One is the language of a covenant. The problem with contracts is that if one party does not comply, then the other party is not obligated to comply […]
Bob Funk, Founder and CEO of Express Employment Professionals ($2.8 billion annually) speaks with Dave Anderson about The Secret to Keeping a Great Culture Great on this 30 minute podcast. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 5 Million downloads to date!) Please rate us on iTunes as well! Other resources -free […]
“No one is going to get hurt.” In a nutshell: “Your character is who you are when no one is watching.” We can all justify our choices by saying others won’t get hurt. But we all know there can be collateral damage to others when a leader makes a poor, private choice. However, I want […]
Friends, I need a favor. Please help my dad, General Jim Anderson and I write our leadership book. We want to better understand what each of you admires in a leader. It will take you less than 2 minutes to answer these questions below. Maybe they are someone you know personally, or have read about, […]
Lee Salz- Show #2, author of Hire Right, Higher Profits speaks with Dave Anderson about Onboarding New Hires to Insure Their Success on this 30 minute podcast. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 4.5 Million downloads to date!) Check out Lee’s first show on Hiring too. Please rate us on iTunes […]
