"...keeping you great"
HEADLINES: (Happy New Year!)
To Start the New Year -- ...here are three quick reads (I'm still vacationing, thus the short insight):
Most Important Management Question -- here's a 79 second video describing the most important question biz leaders must answer to drive performance in their organization - hats off to John Ratliff for the insights and Joe Polish and his Genius Network for the illustrated video.
Three Barriers to Growth -- my latest Fortune article details the three primary barriers to scaling up a business:
- The Inability of Leaders to Let Go
- Being a Cheapskate (not funding systems)
- Not Adjusting to Unforgiving Market Dynamics.
Please take 2 minutes to scan the specifics.
Best Low Tech Management Tool --...the lunch table!! This Entrepreneur magazine article highlights how companies (SpareFoot in Austin is one example) are encouraging employees to eat lunch together - and the size of the table matters. A long 10 - 12 person table facilitates connections much better than small four-person tables. John D. Rockefeller's daily luncheon with his 9 directors is coming back in vogue!! Take 3 minutes to read through this insightful article. And don't forget Big Ass Fans' ritual of management hosting an informal dinner with a few employees each week. The Latin meaning of company is "to share bread" - decide to "Never Eat Alone" in 2014!!