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Chapter 5: Predictable SuccessSummary:As this chapter begins, we meet Ian who has a door and window manufacturing business. He proudly demonstrates his

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Take a moment to think about your team and how they interact. Do they know how to engage effectively? Are they making

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The Doughnut CEO

Teams don’t underperform because the individuals on the team distrust each other. Distrust is just a symptom – it doesn’t emerge in

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Why teams really underperform (and it's not because of distrust)

    How an executive team deals with humor provides an interesting insight into the quality of decision-making that emerges from that

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The humor to growth ratio

On Monday we looked at the seven-word summary of how to effectively grow a business: consistently making and implementing high quality decisions,

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How great leaders implement

Listen to Les McKeown read this blog post:Audio version not yet available - please check back later.In a previous post we looked

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How great leaders investigate

Every founder-owner at some point recognizes that they either can not, should not (or simply no longer want to) be the person

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The founder-owner managed business: adding a General Manager or CEO

When I’m invited to work with a senior executive team that isn’t firing on all cylinders, 90% of the time, 90% of

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What Your Body Says

When Steve McKee stepped up to the podium in Rancho Mirage to receive an award as one of the Inc 500 fastest-growing

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Steve McKee learned how and why business growth stalls - the hard way

Concentrating as it does mostly on his two stints as Secretary of Defense (first under Gerald Ford, then almost 25 years later,

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The Leadership Flaws of Don Rumsfeld

Listen to Les McKeown read this blog post:Audio version not yet available - please check back laterBootstrapping is a wonderful concept. Having

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Bootstrapping’s Hidden Trap for the Solopreneur

Listen to Les McKeown read this blog post:Audio version not yet available - please check back laterHaving started and run over 40

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Transitioning from a Family Run Business to a Professionally Managed Company

When a key performer decides to leave, it shouldn’t be a surprise to you. Here’s How To Stop The Surprises: Use this

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When Is Your Next Key Employee Going To Leave?

When your team fails to work properly, Predictable Success® is at risk – whether in the entire organization, a division, department or

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Why Your Team Isn't Working

Listen to Les McKeown read this blog post:Audio version not yet available – please check back later.In completing the transition to Predictable

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The Two People You Need To Fire Today

In Dana Point, CA for a 2-day client workshop on The 9 Key Transitions. During the second morning, we had a great

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What's the Next Step?

Listen to Les McKeown read this blog post:Audio version not yet available - please check back laterOver recent years, the Emotional Intelligence

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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Predictable Success