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  • Lessons Learned by a Leader

    Here are some of the guiding principles that helped Christen Day, CEO, Lululemon Athletica (Fortune magaizine, Nov. 10, 2008): Learn to live with criticism; learn to be in the spotlight. Efficiency isn't always effectiveness. Sometimes by making something so efficient (gross margin, supply chain...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 11-09-2008

  • Success through Asking the Right Questions

    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...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 10-18-2008

  • Obstacles Preventing You from Making the Sale

    Fortune magazine (Sept. 29, 2008) offered up the key obstacles that prevent your sales force from closing more deals. Those points include: Not Feeling the Customer's Pain: If you don;t listen to what the customer says keeps them up at night, you won't close the deal. Making Money the Goal: Money...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 10-09-2008

  • Failing is Impossible

    As managers and leaders, we have all faced a room of direct reports who do not believe in the task they have just been assigned. It could be a big change from normal operating procedure. It could be one more major project added during crunch time. It could be something entirely new. How would you get...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 09-30-2008

  • Advice on Handling Layoffs

    With the chaos of the markets and uncertainty in the business world, some organizations will need to use layoffs to control costs. How you handle them is equally important as saving money because the impact on existing workers can have profound affects. Some perspectives offered in Fortune magazine ...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 09-24-2008

  • "The Best Advice I Ever Got"

    Check out Fortune magazine (May 12, 2008) where some of today's top leaders reveal some of the best, and worst, advice they ever received. Some of that advice: First, always ask for the order; and second, when the customer says yes, stop talking. Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City. It's...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 05-06-2008

  • Defining the Best Companies to Work For

    Our Success Series books and blog entries continually stress the theme that people are a company's most important asset, and it is the efforts and output of that asset which determines the level of success any organization can achieve. From that standpoint, and to commemorate my 100th blog entry...
    Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 02-14-2008
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