New Year’s Goal Setting – A Simple Model

What are my priorities for this year? What accounts and what goals should I focus my efforts on? The time is now to ask these questions. Do not wait until after the holidays. I sat in many, many strategy sessions for individuals, small teams and large organizations. They can be a beat down or very […]

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Help Me Finish My Book – Who Is Your Leadership Hero?

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, […]

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On Boarding New Hires To Insure Their Success – interview with Lee Salz and host Dave Anderson on IMPACT Talk Radio

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 […]

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Lessons from the 2015 Army-Navy Game

This weekend I attended an annual Army-Navy game watching party at Top of the Hill Restaurant in Chapel Hill, NC. The experience is second only to actually being in Philadelphia at the game itself. In both places current and former cadets and midshipmen gather in the most meaningful rivalry in college sports. As I watched […]

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Common Sense is Making Me Common

I am an idea person. Some of the ideas I have are a little off the wall.   When my brain is firing on all cylinders ideas come in a flood. The ideas role in for new blog posts, phrases for the book I am writing, marketing plans etc. I think many of us have something […]

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IMPACT Talk Radio Topic – Hiring the Right Salespeople for Your Business with Lee Salz and Host Dave Anderson

Lee Salz, author of Hire Right, Higher Profits speaks with Dave Anderson about Hiring the Right Salespeople for Your Business on this 30 minute podcast. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 4.5 Million downloads to date!) Please rate us on iTunes as well! Other resources -free PDF downloads of character-based interview […]

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Three Reasons People Don’t Trust You

His team didn’t trust him and Tom was confused. He was a good guy and an award winning salesman prior to being promoted. But, he and his team were not connecting. They liked him just fine. But, they did not trust him. Trust is not easy. In today’s world, it takes more than just being […]

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IMPACT Talk Radio Topic – Leading Yourself Through Obstacles with Host Dave Anderson and Black Hawk Pilot Elizabeth McCormick

Dave Anderson speaks with Army Black Hawk Pilot, Celebrity Speaker and author Elizabeth McCormick about Leading Yourself Through Obstacles. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 4.5 Million downloads to date!) Please rate us on iTunes as well! Other resources -free PDF downloads of character-based interview questions are available at Overwhelmedmanagersguide.com. Listen […]

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Three Traits Veterans Bring To The Workplace

Leadership – Duty – Adaptability. These are three traits that make veterans great hires. The business world may call them Management Experience – Accountability – Problem-Solving. Many who have not served do not understand the experience veterans have beyond what they see in the media and/or from Hollywood. Veterans need to get better at discussing […]

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My Un-Resume: I Didn’t Listen

Julie had her reservations.  She wasn’t sure if this guy was right for the job.  Over my first 18 months on the job, Julie always spoke with candor, and she seemed to be a good judge of people. But, I didn’t listen.  I convinced myself, and then her, that this guy was right for the […]

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