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Stuck in the Middle
Tips for Leaders to Facilitate Conflict Resolution by Rob Marchalonis. Ever find yourself in the middle, between employees or associates who disagree or have conflict? Like good parents and counselors, leaders can play an important role in facilitating communication,...
Sleepless Nights
How I Settle My Mind to Get Needed Rest by Rob Marchalonis. I confess, some of my most difficult times as a leader have been in the middle of the night. Can you relate? As a younger leader, I would often lay awake in bed for minutes (or hours) during the quiet...
Consider an Advisory Board
Gain Priceless Wisdom and Experience by Rob Marchalonis If your business could tap into the most successful, experienced, and smartest leaders in your community or industry, how might it benefit? By creating an “advisory board”, you can gain access to wisdom and...
Leading Through Crisis
12 Steps to Guide Your Response by Rob Marchalonis. If you are a leader, it’s almost certain you will eventually have to lead through a crisis. The types of crises can vary, but consider those caused by natural disasters, economic circumstances, health concerns,...
Game Play Mimics Business
A Fun Way to Multiply Your Results by Rob Marchalonis. Have you played a new app or board game lately? How did it go? Did you feel somewhat confused as you learned the rules and how to “play” the game? Business leaders can learn a lot from gameplay, especially by...
Good People, Bad Decisions
Ways to Understand and Guide Better Decision Making by Rob Marchalonis My education, experience, and faith have taught me that every person has amazing potential for “good”. In general, I think positively about others and believe that most are well-intended. Would you...
Productivity Plan Overview
When I work with business owners and leaders to improve organizational performance, there are almost always opportunities to improve workgroup productivity and results. Among the many ways to accomplish this, one simple approach is to start with the four "P”s: Purpose...
Test Your Next Policy Change, Before Rollout
Have a Big Idea to Launch? By Rob Marchalonis. Before you implement a significant change that will affect your employees, consider starting with a “test” rather than a final decision. If you plan to mess with a person’s “time, treasure, or trust” be very careful,...
Idea, Hobby, or Business?
Questions to Evolve a Great Idea into a Legacy Business. by Rob Marchalonis What’s the Goal for Your Big Idea? Clients, friends, family, and others regularly share their business ideas with me. Usually, the ideas are exchanged in casual conversation to get a first...
Better Workgroup Productivity – Here’s How
Want More Productive Workgroups? Business leaders, which of your workgroups would you like to be more productive? Think about your senior leaders, sales, operations, manufacturing, service, or support teams. Is there one group in particular that, if you could just...
Launch Productive Employee One-to-One Meetings
"One-to-Ones Could Be Your Most Productive Activity as a Leader" by Rob Marchalonis. The benefits of one-to-one meetings with employees are numerous, but many leaders aren't sure how to begin or the best way to structure these engagements. As a result, they can be...
Who is Flying Your Plane?
Do You Need Pilots or a Flight Instructor? by Rob Marchalonis. Business owners, are you flying with "experienced pilots"? Not in the air, but rather on the ground in your business. Are your top leaders, those who are "piloting" the key functions of your organization,...
Scale Up Talent
12 Talent Options for Business Leaders By Rob Marchalonis. Business leaders, what talent do you need to tackle your current challenge or project? Do you have the talent in-house? If not, what's your plan? If you are thinking about hiring a person full-time, hold on!...
Are Smartphones at Work Smart?
by Rob Marchalonis. When I work with business owners and leaders to improve employee productivity, the topic of smartphone use often comes up. What to do about these pocket-sized devices that were a non-issue just a decade or so ago? Used to be that only the...
12 Steps to Launch Your Leadership
A-Team Advice for “Young” Leaders by Rob Marchalonis. Are you a young leader? Regardless of your age, have you recently accepted a new leadership role? Perhaps you’ve done well in a job and were moved into a different position with more responsibility. Did someone...
Three Legs of Leadership
By Rob Marchalonis. As I work with top leaders, I find that their role is often different than what others may think. Which of the "three legs of leadership" are you experiencing right now? Perks From the outside, it may look like being the leader is quite glamorous...
What’s My Face Doing?
What you think, you communicate. Leaders, when you interact with others please realize that most of your communication is non-verbal. Regardless of what you say, be mindful of what you are communicating. What's really on your mind? When leaders say one thing but think...
C-Suite Time Management
Virtually every C-level executive that I work with suffers from a critical shortage of one precious resource - time! Nothing they can do will produce any more of it in a given week. The only solution is to manage the time they have available very deliberately and...
The Role of Leaders
Great leaders develop smart strategy, establish processes for they're workgroup, and then use their wisdom, experience, and authority to deal with exceptions.Read for More Business Advice Whether you're a C-level leader, entrepreneur or looking to sharpen your...
Congratulations to AL and LSP!
I'm admittedly not the biggest Alabama or even sports fan, but I'm continually amazed at the display of world-class LSP in televised football. Live, up close, HD, plus slow-motion replay and analysis. Leadership, Strategy, & Process in 1-2-3 order is a simple...
Who’s In Your Trusted Inner Circle?
"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." Jim RohnRead for More Business Advice Whether you're a C-level leader, entrepreneur or looking to sharpen your leadership skills, the content below will help you level-up your business leadership....
What Did You Mean by That?
I know what was said, but what was really communicated? Too often, because of courtesy, culture, or for other reasons, one party doesn't believe it's appropriate (or more likely worth the risk) to share their true thoughts and opinions. I sometimes wonder how much...
Peer Pressure
In my experience, one of the most formidable powers in your workplace is peer pressure. The ongoing anxiety by employees that their input and actions will be observed, judged, and possibly challenged by co-workers, associates, friends, and family. When the culture...
Definition of Culture
My simple definition of an organization's culture is: (Leadership + Strategy) = Culture Who leaders are, what they believe, how they behave, and their plan or strategy to move the organization forward and deliver increasing value to stakeholders tends to define the...
Shared Success
Find a simple way to "share the success" of your organization with your workgroups and you can unleash amazing capacity and potential within your workforce! Learn more at IncentShare.comRead for More Business Advice Whether you're a C-level leader, entrepreneur or...
Super Strategies
During 25+ years as a business leader, some strategies have proven to be game-changers. Virtually all were taught to me by others, and many produced amazing results. Here are a few from my Top 10 list: A simple emphasis on LSP - Leadership, Strategy, & Process....
Exceed Expectations
Many leaders make promises, commit to deadlines, or take on challenges that are at the limit of their capabilities. For some, it's a requirement of the job. Can you relate? How do you manage the pressure of promises? Am I stating the obvious that upfront is the...
Unmanaged People
"If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings, and put compensation as a carrier behind it, you almost don't have to manage them." Jack Welch - 20yr. CEO of General ElectricRead for More Business Advice Whether you're a C-level...
Sam’s Rule #4
Among the many amazing organizations and leaders I've worked with, some have influenced me more than others. Two of those were Walmart, and Sam Walton. Although I never knew Sam Walton personally, I’ve felt his spirit and experienced his impact on numerous occasions....
Shoulder to Shoulder
With which would you rather enter a battle -- 20 average warriors or 5 Navy Seals? Rob Marchalonis helps organizations improve their Leadership, Strategy, & Processes (LSP) so they can grow and prosper. Connect with him at LSP123.com or IncentShare.comRead for...
Let Strategy Bridge Your Leadership Gap
Need Leaders? Organizational success begins with leadership. Unfortunately, leadership effectiveness varies widely in most organizations. This is especially true in smaller businesses with young or inexperienced leaders, inadequate training, and limited "bench...
What is LSP123?
You can accomplish almost any worthwhile objective with smart use of Leadership, Strategy, and Process (LSP) and typically in 1, 2, 3 order! LSP is a simple yet powerful guide for business owners and organizational leaders who want to perform better and achieve their...