Bloomberg The Emperor
We wrote a few weeks ago about the seemingly unbelievable possibility that New York Mayor Michael “Nero” Bloomberg would seek to have the City Council overturn New York’s term limits law – opening the door for Bloomberg The Emperor to serve a third term. (To read that post, follow this link.)
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Leadership Lessons from Mayor Bloomberg (and Other Emperors)
We’ve often written in this Leadership Development blog about the important traits for good leaders. From intelligence to character, we’ve worked hard to identify those qualities that can help young managers become leaders and older leaders regain their edge. Over the course of these posts, we’ve singled out [...]
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Taking Over an Existing Team – Part 2 of 3
This is the second of three posts detailing a few quick tips I used when I was hired to take over a sales team that was ranked last in their region. In six short months, this team became the number one sales team in volume and [...]
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TheManager asks that you forgive these occasional off-topic rants, but some things outside of Leadership Development and Management Training need to see the light of day…
I was reading an article on AOL today about how consumers are getting ripped off in the finance office (sometimes called the business office) at their local car dealer. I [...]
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A weird thing happened to a friend of mine recently (let’s call my friend Sue). Her company is one of the three largest customers of one of their providers. The provider, we’ll call them Widgets, Inc. had spent thousands of dollars entertaining Sue and some of her coworkers over the last couple of years. During [...]
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