Dave Anderson speaks with James Brown, co-founder of venture capital firm Arena Growth Partners. Topic: How to Choose a Business Partner. (30 minutes) James Brown is a West Point graduate with an MBA from Harvard and a JD from NYU School of Law. He has led private equity firms with over $4 billion in assets […]
I blame the movie Patton. In today’s business world, people assume autocratic, top down leadership prevails in our military and that military leaders are not prepared for the less rigid world of business leadership. This is a myth! Just like all civilian business leaders are not like Michael Douglas in Wall Street, all military officers […]
Untrustworthy? Poor communication/listening? Micromanaging? Selfishness? Uncaring/Demeaning? When I ask people about the worst leaders they worked for, these are some descriptions I receive. Many people believe if you fix these things you will be a better leader. We go to seminars and listen to podcasts (mine included) looking for answers. We read blogs and articles […]
Save space on your website. You don’t need a vision statement, a mission statement or a list of values. They are worthless! Most companies and a lot of individuals have a vision, a mission and a list of values. When we design them, we have high expectations that the impact of these philosophical platitudes will […]
West Point. While many schools have impressive graduates. Few colleges can claim to have a greater impact on our nation than the United States Military Academy at West Point. The leaders of character that West Point continues to produce will continue to write the history of our nation. For July 4th, I provide you with […]
Who’s in charge? I’m not. Not as a new leader stepping in to lead a new team. I must move my ego aside and realize that if I want to make things happen on my team. I must rely on influence leaders to drive for awhile. This is the third in a series of six […]
Carli Lloyd did it and became America’s hero during the 2015 Women’s World Cup. Stephen Curry does it and was named the MVP of the 2015 NBA Finals. Stephen King does it and is one of the most read authors in the world. Chris Kyle did it and saved hundreds of American lives in combat. […]
Elizabeth McCormick, Black Hawk Pilot and Celebrity Speaker shares with Dave Anderson The Three Pillars of Leadership on this 30 minute podcast. This is Elizabeth’s second time on IMPACT Talk Radio. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 5 Million downloads to date!) Please rate us on iTunes as well! Other resources […]
I started my first team from scratch and it took us over two years to hit our stride. My second team had a mix of experienced and novice members on it. We took about a year to begin to fire on all cylindars. The next team was pieced together from other teams. The individuals were […]
Ready – Shoot – Aim! Unfortunately that can be my decision-making process. On the other end of the spectrum are leaders who tend to be Ready – Aim – Aim – Aim…. Both styles can be problematic. One causes a lot of starting and a lot of stopping to happen. The other causes nothing to […]
When I use the phrase Low Maintenance Team, the most common response is, “I wish I had one of those.” The more I hear that phrase the more I realize Low Maintenance Teams (LMTs) are not common. There is a path I developed that allowed me to build my Low Maintenance Teams. I know I […]
ComfortZone Inc. was Ronnie’s new consulting firm. His tagline: “Avoid risk, stay put, and win with the status quo”, was not drawing in the clients he had imagined it would. Out of desperation, Ronnie decided to call Nathan, a childhood friend. Nathan was all over Linkedin. His consulting firm, Can Do LLC seemed to be […]
This weekend I attended an annual Army-Navy game watching party at Top of the Hill Restaurant in Chapel Hill, NC. The experience is second only to actually being in Philadelphia at the game itself. In both places current and former cadets and midshipmen gather in the most meaningful rivalry in college sports. As I watched […]
A lot of people do not like performance reviews. Many times it is the anticipation of bad news that can cause anxiety in the individual. The fear of the unknown can overwhelm people. That’s the problem. Nothing that is discussed in a performance review should be unknown. That is why they are called performance reviews […]
