Setting expectations is one of the basic fundamentals of management; yet, many managers fail to do this very important step effectively. Setting expectations first requires planning. The more time you invest on the front end, the more effective your team will be when it is in operations mode. The second component of setting expectations requires communication skills. Continue reading
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Climbing the Five Steps to Leadership
If you’re looking for a clear picture of leadership, consultant John C. Maxwell believes he has one. It’s the one he has been asked to present most frequently, in arenas from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, to Microsoft’s headquarters, and in countries on six continents. He portrays leadership in terms of five levels that we can progress through as we develop. Continue reading
10 Things Leaders Should Never Do
written by Steve Tobak
What causes executives and business leaders with great potential to self-destruct? Their own behavior.
If you ask 10 CEOs, board directors, and VCs about the most preventable causes of failure for executives and business leaders, you’ll probably get 10 different answers. Most will focus on lack of skills, capabilities, or experience. Continue reading
Inside with Alan Hanson, Sr. Vice President , Neo Group
LJ: Would you please share with us your current role & responsibilities.
AH: As Senior Vice President, I lead our solutions, sales and marketing globally. Neo Group provides Globalization Advisory, Governance Solutions, and Supplier and Location risk analytics and monitoring services. All three areas are growing and the supplier risk and analytics services are particularly critical in the market these days as clients turn there attention to meeting regulatory demands and their vendor management objectives of better managing their global operations. Continue reading