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Month: May 2015

Resolving conflicts between key people

By Marten Mickos | May 31, 2015

How do you resolve a conflict between two capable and ambitious people? When the situation is thoughtfully handled, the end result can be better than if there had been no conflict to start with.

Posted in Collaboration, Managing People, Video and tagged as conflict. Leave a comment

Menno Beker: Why the CEO needs brutal honesty

By Marten Mickos | May 27, 2015

A CEO must have the courage face the brutal reality of the company, so that problems and difficulties can be overcome. Great CEOs seek honest feedback from both employees and customers. Here is why.

Posted in Boatside Chat, Culture and Values, Managing oneself, Video and tagged as CEO, failure, Integrity, Menno Beker. Leave a comment

Bring your Management Team into the Board Room

By Marten Mickos | May 24, 2015

As CEO only you report to the board of directors but involving your management team in the board meetings has several benefits.

Posted in Board of Directors, Video and tagged as CEO, management team, strategy. Leave a comment

Menno Beker: Build a strong team by admitting your weakness

By Marten Mickos | May 20, 2015

Marten Mickos and Menno Beker discuss the million dollar question, What is a good team? To find the answer, a CEO or founder must first admit their own weaknesses. Only after that can you hire the right people.

Posted in Boatside Chat, Disruptive businesses, Startups, Video and tagged as HR, Menno Beker, team building. Leave a comment

Getting the most out of your Board of Directors

By Marten Mickos | May 17, 2015

Keep your Board of Directors fully informed and they come into meetings well prepared, aware of the challenges and ready to dive into the core topics.

Posted in Board of Directors, Video. Leave a comment

Leadership according to the School of Herring

By Marten Mickos | May 16, 2015

When we improve leadership, we can improve anything. A modern organization is like a school of fish. It’s not about big versus small fish. It is about fish with unique skills and different roles, unified in purpose and coordinated in action.

Posted in Collaboration, Communicating, Culture and Values, Managing oneself, Managing People and tagged as Leadership, management. 1 Comment

How do you get past a failure?

By Marten Mickos | May 13, 2015

If you did all you could with the best of intentions, there are no failures – only results. If the result is good, we call it victory. If it isn’t, we call it learning.

Posted in Managing oneself, Video and tagged as failure, mistake. Leave a comment

What mothers know about leadership

By Marten Mickos | May 10, 2015

A mother leads with her heart, the best of the offspring always in mind. Mothers teach us to be humble, polite and generous. We learn our most fundamental leadership principles from our mothers. Mothers are leaders who create more leaders.

Posted in Collaboration, Managing People and tagged as Mother. Leave a comment

Zack Urlocker: The vital skill of performance management

By Marten Mickos | May 10, 2015

Set clear, specific, ambitious and achievable goals. Measure and follow up regularly. Give credit and act with resolve. Zack Urlocker and Marten Mickos discuss performance management: a key function of a successful company.

Posted in Boatside Chat, Managing People, Time Management, Video and tagged as assesment, focus, goals. Leave a comment

Nine reasons why managers struggle, and what to do about it

By Marten Mickos | May 2, 2015

A great way to become a better manager is to learn from the mistakes of others. Denny F. Strigl sees nine reasons managers struggle. They 1) Fail to build trust and integrity. 2) Have the wrong focus. 3) Don’t model or build accountability.

Posted in Communicating, Culture and Values, Managing People, Video and tagged as Integrity, mistake, trust. Leave a comment

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