Bill Lisowski shares updated information and questions related to the subject matter in the three books he co-wrote: Positioning Success, Earning Success, and Retaining Success. Look for facts and commentary on issues related to business management, leadership, people development and mentoring, process improvement, and current business news.
Bill Marriott, Chairman and CEO of Mariott International, shared with readers of Fortune magazine (Oct. 13, 2008) that the best advice he ever received was that success came from asking the right questions and making people feel they were participating in the decision making process. Some of his other pointers on success:
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Get out of the office and talk to people, especially customers. Visit competitors. See what's going on and inspect. There are a lot of best practices out there--find them.
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Listen. You can't do everything yourself, and part of delegation is lsitening to what people have to say. Too many times people listen but don;t do anything about it.
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Don't get complacent. Success is never final.
About Bill Lisowski
Bill Lisowski is co-author of the three book "Success Series," "Positioning Success," "Earning Success," and "Retaining Success." He has owned three small businesses, spent 6 years as an editor, journalist and photographer, handled increasing responsibilities during his 15 years working with 3 major Fortune 500 retailers, and has helped several small and medium sized service-oriented businesses as a consultant with his partner, mentor friend, and co-author, John Mengelson. Currently he is Senior Vice President for Vendor Management with IPT.