Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
Yesterday I finished reading the book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman. The book discusses leadership styles and practices along the continuum of being a multiplier versus a diminisher. In short, multipliers are "genius makers and bring out the intelligence in others. They build collective, viral intelligence in organizations," whereas …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #321: Be a Multiplier, Not a Diminisher
One of the facts of life in a small or new business is doing a lot of things yourself. You usually don't have the resources to hire expensive consultants, marketing agencies, graphic artists or others to do work. You may begrudge not being able to hire out such work, but you shouldn't be too quick …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #318: Sometimes You Just Need To Ask
Many companies have diversity and inclusion programs. Generally, these are efforts to make sure that groups which are sometimes estranged and underrepresented are represented, heard and included in meaningful ways in the business. Such companies see diversity as a strength that benefits the business. I don't have a problem with such programs, of course, but …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #315: Seek Diversity of Thought
The speed of business can be lightening fast. You cannot always afford to take all the time you want to make the decisions you must make. Sometimes you have to take the info you have on hand and make a call - for good or bad - and move on. There are times, however, when …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #268: Don’t Rush Into the Wrong Decision
I wrote the following while on a Southwest Airlines flight yesterday from San Francisco to Las Vegas. I have long been a fan of Southwest Airlines for several reasons, and each flight with them reinforces the notion that more businesses would do well to learn from them. For example, some of the positives include: They …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #237: More Companies Should Be Like Southwest Airlines
